Posts Tagged ‘Heart’
Heart disease is a very generic term that specifically refers to a diseased condition of the heart like heart failure, congenital heart disease, coronary heart disease, heart infections, dysfunctioning of the heart valves and heart arrhythmias. It is estimated that in a total population of a country, one in four people are affected with some kind of heart disease. Heart disease is the number one killer disease in the USA. Whatever the type of Heart Disease, the primary risk factors for developi
Heart disease is one of the leading causes of death and disability around the world. Surprisingly, the number of people who smoke is still very high perhaps due to the little factual information they have about the dangers of tobacco use. Cigarette-smoking is one of the major causes of heart disease and the number of deaths associated with smoking has been consistently on the rise. In the United States alone, cigarettes are responsible for majority of the deaths from heart disease. According
DRUGS THAT HAVE BEEN ASSOCIATED WITH HEART PROBLEMS
Zelnorm
Zelnorm, a medication that was prescribed to women that were being treated for irritable bowel syndrome accompanied with constipation, as well as, patients that were under the age of 65 years old and had chronic constipation, has been attributed to the increased risk of heart attack, stroke, and worsening chest pains than patients that did not take Zelnorm.
Bextra
Bextra has been prescribed to patients that have
There are many different forms of heart disease that can afflict us. Some of these include coronary artery disease, heart failure, congestive heart failure, congenital heart disease, etc. Some of these diseases are genetically based and some evolve through lifestyle choices.
Obviously, when a patient hears that he or she has heart problem the news is very traumatic. However, depending upon the form of the disease and whether or not it is genetically or lifestyle created, there may be s