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Support Women with Heart Disease with HeartScarves by Heartstrong Registered Nurse

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Posted Mon 19 Oct 2009 10:03pm Red Heart Yarns http://www.redheart.com/ and WomenHeart: The National Coalition for Women with Heart Disease http://www.womenheart.org/ have joined forces to create..., and to women undergoing cardiac procedures. The red scarves offer comfort, support, and encouragement for a woman with heart disease and become a part of her healing journey. For every Read on »

Panic attacks linked to heart disease and heart attacks by GoToSee Healthy Living Professional

Posted Fri 12 Dec 2008 1:20pm or developing heart disease. The study looked at over 400,000 people of all ages and identified that people under the age of 50 had a higher risk rate of heart attacks with panic disorder/panic attacks. Incidences of Coronary Heart Disease (CHD) was found to be significantly higher among panic disorder sufferers but the risk of dying from CHD was reduced Read on »

Acute coronary syndrome is not a disease of heart ! by Dr. Sangareddi V. Medical Doctor

Posted Fri 17 Dec 2010 11:35pm predispose for intra- coronary thrombus . Mind you , heart is an innocent bystander ! to the onslaught of coronary atherosclerosis ! Hence , we often use two terminologies . CAD : Pure vascular (Coronary ) disease without any structural and functional impairment of heart ( No Angina, No myocardial damage ) Most of the asymptomatic plaques , non Read on »

Diseased heart valve replaced through small chest incision by Dr. J. Mariano Anto Bruno M. Medical Doctor

Posted Wed 11 Feb 2009 3:25pm catheterization technology and traditional surgery, allowing doctors to implant a new heart valve in place of Lafferty's diseased valve while his heart remained beating. "Traditional open-heart surgery is a very safe and effective way to replace diseased heart valves, but for many patients bypass surgery is not a viable option" says Patrick M. McCarthy, MD Read on »

Diseased heart valve replaced th ... by Dr. Rubens D. Medical Doctor

Posted Wed 11 Feb 2009 3:29pm Diseased heart valve replaced through small chest incision New procedure prospective option for patients too frail for open-heart surgery CHICAGO, 11 feb 2009 — When... catheterization technology and traditional surgery, allowing doctors to implant a new heart valve in place of Lafferty's diseased valve while his heart remained beating. "Traditional open Read on »

Couples Sleeping Apart To Prevent Heart Disease and Other Disorders? by Ng Peng Hock Patient Expert

Posted Thu 05 Nov 2009 10:00pm Sleep plays an important role in our health. If one could not have a good night sleep, many health hazards might just occur. Evidences have already shown that poor sleep was linked to depression, heart disease, lung disorder, traffic and industrial accidents, as well as divorce. Nevertheless, people do not seem to pay much attention to the quality Read on »

Congenital Heart Disease & Your Cardiac Kids by Paul Cardall Posted Fri 31 Jul 2009 11:42am Please help me spread awareness of congenital heart disease. Here is a short "rough draft" video featuring more than 100 children afflicted with a heart problem that may require medical attention throughout their life. Many are from the Utah area. There are probably a few errors in this video. I did the best I could with the information provided Read on »

Congenital Heart Disease & Your Cardiac Kids by Paul Cardall Posted Wed 04 Nov 2009 10:04pm Please help me spread awareness of congenital heart disease. Here is a short "rough draft" video featuring more than 100 children afflicted with a heart problem that may require medical attention throughout their life. Many are from the Utah area. There are probably a few errors in this video. I did the best I could with the information provided Read on »

Increase Daily Fruits & Vegetables to Ward Off Heart Disease by WorldHealth.net Posted Fri 04 Feb 2011 12:31am % lower risk of fatal ischaemic heart disease , compared with those consuming fewer than three portions a day. Specifically, the researchers calculated that each one-portion (80 g... that a higher intake of fruits and vegetables is associated with a reduced risk of [ischaemic heart disease] mortality.” Francesca L. Crowe, Andrew W. Roddam, Timothy J. Key Read on »

Don’t worry, be happy! Positive emotions protect against heart disease by Kathy J. Patient Expert

Posted Thu 18 Feb 2010 8:10am between positive emotions and coronary heart disease. Dr Karina Davidson, who led the research, said that although this was an observational study, her study did suggest... of positive affect expression (ranging from “none” to “extreme”). Dr Davidson said: “Participants with no positive affect were at a 22% higher risk of ischaemic heart disease (heart Read on »