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Obesity Raises Risk of Left Atrial Enlargement and Atrial Fibrillation by Mellanie H. Patient Expert

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Posted Tue 08 Dec 2009 4:59am A newly published study shows obesity is a major risk factor for left atrial enlargement (LAE), a condition in which the left upper chamber of the heart is oversized. That’s important to people who are concerned about atrial fibrillation (AF) because LAE is a risk factor for afib, stroke and death. Read more: Obesity Raises Risk of Left Atrial Read on »

Obesity Raises Risk of Left Atrial Enlargement and Atrial Fibrillation by Mellanie H. Patient Expert

Posted Tue 08 Dec 2009 12:00am A newly published study shows obesity is a major risk factor for left atrial enlargement (LAE), a condition in which the left upper chamber of the heart is oversized. That’s important to people who are concerned about atrial fibrillation (AF) because LAE is a risk factor for afib, stroke and death. Read more: Obesity Raises Risk of Left Atrial Read on »

How to miss left ventricular hypertrophy in ECG ? by Dr. Sangareddi V. Medical Doctor

Posted Sun 29 May 2011 8:04am in an acute fashion as a response to ischemia. Mini summary : Never diagnose LVH on the basis of left axis alone Left Atrial abnormality This need not be present in every one... with high voltage alone Left axis deviation The axis deviation is again non specific . The LV mass shifts the mean axis to left (Beyond -15 degrees) .The axis shift would also Read on »

What determines left ventricular hypertrophy in patients with hypertension ? by Dr. Sangareddi V. Medical Doctor

Posted Tue 09 Dec 2008 3:40am Hypertension is the most common clinical cardiovascular entity.Left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) is an important consequence of HT.In fact, it is considered as a end organ effect or damage. Others being brain, kidney, and peripheral vascular disease.Knowing about LVH is important because it has been linked Read on »

Left Ventricular Hypertrophy May Result in Profound ST Elevation by Stephen Smith Posted Tue 13 Oct 2009 10:05pm This 75 year old man presented with weakness. His blood pressure was 220/80. He was found to have renal failure. He ruled out for MI. There are 4 mm of ST elevation in leads V2 and V3, but it not out of proportion to the very large (> 50 mm) preceding S-wave. This is typical of severe LVH with repolarization abnormalities. It would be ... Read on »

21 yo F with Syncope has Right Ventricular Hypertrophy and Pulmonary Hypertension by Stephen Smith Posted Wed 28 Apr 2010 6:22am to left shunting. The likely diagnosis is primary pulmonary hypertension. She had been seen in an emergency department after the first syncopal event, but this was apparently Read on »

Kettlebell Hypertrophy Workout by Nathan D. Patient Expert

Posted Mon 25 Aug 2008 3:09pm clean Fat Loss Circuit #2, alternating left and right hand until collapse: Clean squat and press (this one is a killer, your clean the weight then squat down Read on »

Severe Right Ventricular Hypertrophy by Stephen Smith Posted Fri 16 Oct 2009 10:02pm days. The patient did not have further followup. Echocardiogram revealed an estimated peak systolic pulmonary pressure of 127 mmHg with RV enlargement and severe hypertrophy. Read on »

Preventing Benign Prostatic Hypertrophy through Ayurveda by Dr.Savitha Suri Posted Wed 18 Mar 2009 8:32pm vata it affects the easy flow of urine, stools and semen by enlarging the gland “ Ashteela”. The prostate gland enlarges in all men as age advances. BPH is very common... and central zone. The overgrowth takes place in central zone which leads to BPH. Effects of BPH Prostate gland surrounds urethra. When prostate gland enlarges, it constricts Read on »

Curcumin prevents and reverses murine cardiac hypertrophy by Jan Posted Fri 11 Sep 2009 4:57pm Research by Hong-Liang Li and Colleague. Chromatin remodeling, particularly histone acetylation, plays a critical role in the progression of pathological cardiac hypertrophy and heart failure. We hypothesized that curcumin, a natural polyphenolic compound abundant in the spice turmeric and a known suppressor of histone acetylation, would su ... Read on »