Sunday, February 8, 2009

What illnesses and diseases raise LDL other than Heart Disease

What illnesses and diseases raise LDL other than Heart Disease?
Does inflammation raise LDL?
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Actually, heart disease doesn't raise LDL - according to the medical community, it happens the other way around. However, LDL (the so-called "bad" cholesterol) is a misnomer. There really isn't a such thing as "bad" cholesterol. The pharmaceutical industry has capitalized on the slogan of "bad cholesterol" and has produced toxic-to-the-body chemicals that minimally lower the level of cholesterol in the body and in the process cause liver damage to thousands of people, some who die as a result of using the medication. It is surprising that none of the frequently quoted and media-popularized doctors has reflected on the fact that cholesterol levels are measured from blood taken from the veins, yet nowhere in medical literature is there a single case of cholesterol having caused obstruction of the veins. Venous blood moves far slower than arterial blood and thus would be more inclined to have cholesterol deposits if the assumption of "bad cholesterol" were accurate. This mistake by the medical community, and its capitalization by the pharmaceutical industry, has caused an ongoing fraud against society. In truth, the so-called "bad" cholesterol is actually far more beneficial than is appreciated. The reason for its rise in the body is because of complications caused by chronic unintentional dehydration and insufficient urine production. Dehydration produces concentrated, acidic blood that becomes even more dehydrated during its passage through the lungs before reaching the heart - because of evaporation of water in the lungs during breathing. The membranes of the blood vessels of the heart and main arteries going up to the brain become vulnerable to the shearing pressure produced by the thicker, acidic blood. This shearing force of toxic blood causes abrasions and minute tears in the lining of the arteries that can peel off and cause embolisms of the brain, kidneys and other organs. To prevent the damaged blood vessel walls from peeling, low-density (so-called "bad") cholesterol coats and covers up the abrasions and protects the underlying tissue like a waterproof bandage until the tissue heals. Thus, the vital, life-saving role of low-density cholesterol proves this substance is of utmost importance in saving the lives of those who do not adequately hydrate their bodies so that their blood can flow easily through the blood vessels without causing damage. Cholesterol is an element from which many of our hormones are made. Vitamin D is made by the body from cholesterol in our skin that is exposed to sunlight. Cholesterol is used in the insulating membranes that cover our nerve systems. There is no such a thing as bad cholesterol. If all the primary ingredients are available for its normal functions, the human body does not engage in making things that are bad for its survival. Until now we did not know water was a vital nutrient that the body needed at all times - and in sufficient quantity. Water itself - not caffeinated beverages that further dehydrate - is a better cholesterol-lowering medication than any chemical on the market. It is absolutely safe and is not harmful to the body like the dangerous medications now used.
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LDL has been proven (through decades of research) to contribute to heart disease. Aggressive lowering of LDL has been proven to decrease the risk of death for those with coronary artery disease. So yes, LDL helps to CAUSE heart disease, not the other way around. Other conditions like familial hypercholesterolemia type IIa and hypothyroidism cause elevated LDL levels. People with the bad type of familial hypercholesterolemia typically have cholesterol levels 3-4 times normal (or more), and many of these people die in their 20s from heart attacks. Other conditions that contribute to atherosclerosis, which causes heart disease, are obesity, hypertension (high blood pressure), smoking, inactivity (no exercise), family history, and diabetes. Atherosclerosis is, in part, an inflammatory process. The process of cholesterol deposition in the arteries requires white blood cells and inflammatory mediators. Statins are one of the most successful drugs for reducing the rate of atherosclerosis because in addition to lowering LDL, they also act as anti-inflammatories

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Wednesday, February 4, 2009

Is Congestive heart Failure a condition like strep throat or a disease like heart disease

Is Congestive heart Failure a condition like strep throat or a disease like heart disease?

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Hi, catherine - It sounds like your question basically boils down to semantics. When someone is in congestive heart failure, their level of activity is limited by shortness of breath or fatigue. Usually this is a result of abnormal heart function (a 'cardiomyopathy'), but once they are adequately treated and feel back to normal again, they are technically no longer IN congestive heart failure. But they still have a cardiomyopathy because the underlying problem has not changed. So you COULD say that congestive heart failure is a clinical condition, but the cardiomyopathy is the underlying disease. You could argue that either way, though...
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It is a heart disease. but the causative organism is the same which effect for sore throat. All the signs and symptoms are of heart disease like chest congetion, shortness of breath, cynosis, cardiomegaly, swelling etc
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Congestive heart failure, or heart failure, is a condition in which the heart is unable to adequately pump blood throughout the body and/or unable to prevent blood from "backing up" into the lungs. In most cases, heart failure is a process that occurs over time, when an underlying condition damages the heart or makes it work too hard, weakening the organ. Heart failure is characterized by shortness of breath (dyspnea) and abnormal fluid retention, which usually results in swelling (edema) in the feet and legs. The heart consists of four chambers: the right atrium, the left atrium, the right ventricle, and the left ventricle, and four major valves: the mitral valve, the tricuspid valve, the aortic valve, and the pulmonary valve. Atria are relatively thin-walled chambers that receive blood from the circulatory system and from the lungs. Ventricles are muscular chambers that pump blood into the circulatory system and into the lungs. Blood passes from the atria into the ventricles through two processes. During the "resting phase," when the ventricles are not contracting, the tricuspid and mitral valves open and allow some of the blood that has accumulated in the atria to flow passively through the valves into the ventricles. Then, the atria contract and actively pump blood out through the valves and into the ventricles. Once the ventricles fill with blood, they contract, pumping blood to the lungs and the rest of the body. When the left ventricle cannot adequately pump blood out of the left atrium, or when one or more of the heart valves becomes leaky or narrowed (stenotic), blood can "back up" into the lungs, causing "left-sided" heart failure. When this occurs, the lungs become congested with fluid (called pulmonary edema), causing difficulty breathing and interfering with the movement of oxygen from the lungs into the bloodstream, causing fatigue. When an abnormality or condition affects the flow of blood through the right ventricle, pressure in the blood vessels increases and fluid is forced from the blood vessels into body tissues. This "right-sided" heart failure causes swelling (edema), usually in the feet and legs, and sometimes, in the abdomen

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Sunday, February 1, 2009

Is there a difference between Coronary heart disease and ischemic heart disease

Is there a difference between Coronary heart disease and ischemic heart disease?
thanks
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They have different names if that helps but otherwise i have no idea
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You can have coronary artery disease without having ischemic heart disease. Ischemic heart disease is a result of coronary artery disease. The heart muscle can become weakened as a result of severe plaque build-up in the heart arteries which may lead to a heart attack. Sometimes, this can cause damage to the heart muscle. Once that tissue is necrotic or dead, it won't ever pump again like it once did, despite revascularization or medicinces. This is ischemic heart disease. On the other hand, you can have mild plaque buildup in the arteries of the heart that does not limit blood flow to the heart muscle. You can have coronary artery disease that requires angioplasty and stenting or even bypass surgery, and still have preserved heart function. This would be coronary artery disease, but not ischemic heart disease. Hope this helps.
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yes. CAD (coronary heart disease) is an abnormal condition caused by a blockage in a coronary artery wich supplies the heart blood and nurishes it if a coronary artery blocks more than something about 60 % it may cause an ischemi in a part of the heart`s muscle and thus an ischemic herat disease is observed
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My Mom had severe congestive heart disease and I thought I should know this. I searched it and the two words are used together, so apparently they refer to the same condition.
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ischemia is lack of oxygen reaching to heart muscle and it does not reach as arteries are blocked. So it is same thing in my opinion. When arteries will open and oxygen reaches the heart muscle the ischemia will disappear.
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It's cause and effect of the same thing.
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coronary heart disease is caused by the narrowin of da coronary arteries due to cholestrol accumulation in its wall resultin in decreased oxygen supply to that particular area.dis is called ischaemia. ischaemic heart disease is therefore any cause which results in decreased oxygen supply.eg atherosclerosis,thrombus(platelet accumulation).throboembolus,or deformaties in arteries due to other disease(a secondary effect of other disease).........

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