Articles, tagged with "coronary arteries", page 2
05th April 2011
Heart disease refers to any kind of sickness or condition of the heart including coronary heart problem. Problems can arise within the heart through muscles; arteries supply blood to the heart muscle, valves that pump blood in the right direction. It is r...
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Make HealthEasy
04th April 2011
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the term used for heart, stroke and blood vessel diseases. It is the leading cause of death in Australia, accounting for 34% of all deaths in Australia in 2006. Cardiovascular disease kills one Australian nearly every 10 mi...
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Lydia Vaupotic
01st April 2011
Angiogram with the heart, also known as coronary angiogram, is a health-related test carried out to determine what may have been causing certain heart conditions. This procedure locates plaque that blocks the passageway of the blood via the coronary arter...
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henry_ethel
31st March 2011
Heart angioplasty is a non-surgical technique of reducing the symptoms of Angina Pectoris. The procedure basically expands the arteries that may be causing obstructions of blood flow towards the heart due to narrowing of arteries. This results in much mor...
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henry_ethel
31st March 2011
This time, CPT 2011 brings major overhaul to cardiac catheterization coding. As a matter of fact, there are 19 deleted cardiac codes, 20 added cardiac cath codes and only eight cardiac cath codes that remain the same.
To start with, here we will focus ...
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James Smith
31st March 2011
Atherosclerosis is really a type of arteriosclerosis also generally known as hardening of the arteries. The term atherosclerosis comes from the Greek word atheros which signifies “gruel” or “paste” and sclerosis which indicates “hardness”, it ...
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Eugene Maylen
23rd March 2011
HEART ATTACK: MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION
No one wants to think about heart attack. It’s the boogey man that causes more deaths worldwide than any other medical condition. In the U.S. alone there are 1.2 million heart attacks every year: somewhere around...
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John Laurusonis
02nd March 2011
In the event you find it a struggle to stick to your new year's excess weight loss resolutions, then making certain you know the real exercise facts can really assist motivate you. There are numerous, many advantages to getting more bodily activity in you...
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Amalia Jefferson
01st March 2011
Heart problems are some of the leading medical causes of death these days. Here are some of the most important things you need to know about heart problems.
Common heart problems
• Coronary heart disease
• High blood pressure
• Stroke
• Rheuma...
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Nelson Berry
25th February 2011
The pain in heart attack may be of different intensity, and it is common for it to be either very intense or mild. A particular sign of a heart attack is the growth in intensity during the first minutes, as in angina pains, too.. The site of pain is usu...
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kylejhonson2011
23rd February 2011
It is recorded that the human heart beats around 2.5billion times in an average lifetime ,about 100,000 times a day and around 70 times every minute. It circulates about 7 litres every day, bringing a constant supply of oxygen and nutrients to our tissue...
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EngSay
17th February 2011
Coronary Artery Disease (also known as Atherosclerotic Heart Disease) describes a situation in which coronary arteries become clogged as a result of atherosclerosis, meaning a build-up of fat and cholesterol on the arteries' walls which restricts the bloo...
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Stuart Ben
28th January 2011
Coronary artery bypass surgery or coronary artery bypass grafting, and commonly called bypass surgery is carried out in weakening the possibility of death by disease in the coronary arteries free of angina. Veins or arteries elsewhere in the patient's bod...
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Author:
minisivarao
21st January 2011
Copyright (c) 2011 William McKenna
Many people are aware of the association between lung cancer, respiratory disease, and breathing problems with smoking, but some are unaware that smoking is also a lead cause in heart disease. The main reason is beca...
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Author:
DrWillMcK
20th January 2011
Indian physicians have used powdered tree bark for heart diseases for 2700 years. Ajuna is one of the sacred tree of India, The leaves and flowers of the tree are used on several religious occasions.
Ah, but I digress I'm supposed to be talking about h...
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