Heart Diseases - 3 Answers
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Heart problems caused by narrowed coronary arteries. This could include coronary artery disease and lead to a heart attack. It could also lead to dysrhythmias (atrial fib, etc) because certain coronary arteries feed the sinoatrial (SA) node, the pacemaker of the heart and the AV node, that also acts as a conducter when the SA node fails. 2 tests to diagnose it are a stress test and wearing a Holter monitor that records EKG readings continuously. http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=4720 Cardiac diet, cardiac rehab program (especially after heart attack and stroke), patient education regarding how to recognize symptoms and how to act when they have them, to get cholesterol checked. Also when a patient carries around nitroglycerin tabs, they should know that the bottle expires 6 months from the time they've opened it, not the date on the bottle, which is the primary reason of the failure of nitroglycerin to relieve chest pain (ischemia).
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diabetes,hypertension,hypercholesterolemia,smoking, low actvity , and the risk increases for those with relatives who had a previous encounter with his disease. men also have a higher risk and it increases with age. precautions: control of cholesterol levels in those with known high cholesterol, smoking cessation, control of high blood pressure.and maintaining a healthy lifestyle
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From your yahoo id - I am making an assumption that you are of South Asian origin. People of South Asia have some of highest rates of diabetes and heart disease. We have some unique factors such as genetics and lifestyle that may be responsible for these high rates. In addition to checking your cholesterol levels: HDL (good), LDL (bad) cholesterol - your cardiologist may also check your Lipoprotein(a) levels. Please check out the website www.cadiresearch.com Best wishes
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