Jan
29
Heart Attack Preventions
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jackb son asked:
Heart attack occurs when the coronary arteries that supplies blood and oxygen to the heart gets blocked. This blockage is caused due to accumulation of cholesterol at a particular point in the arteries These help in quick medical attention, as well as saving lives. Heart attack or acute myocardial infarction occurs when one of the heart’s arteries is blocked so the blood supply in nutrients and oxygen is cut off, in the respect coronary the blood flow may be stopped and blood clot are formed, the territory irrigated by the respective artery suffers of miocardial infarction. Because people do not take into consideration their symptoms the heart injury may be irreversible, this could be avoided if medical care is received immediately.
Causes of heart attack
.Heart attacks seem to be sudden, but that’s not the truth. Signs and symptoms of a heart attack need to be recognized. This blockage is caused due to accumulation of cholesterol at a particular point in the arteries. This narrows the artery and lowers the supply of blood to the heart. This condition usually causes the patient to get severe pain in the chest especially when the patient is walking or performing a task that needs heart to pump more blood.
Chest Pain - This is the most common symptom reported by heart attack victims. If you suddenly begin to have pain in the chest, you should call a doctor or go to the emergency room immediately. The pain from a heart attack can be severe, but it doesn’t have to be. Sometimes mild pain is a sign of a heart attack.
Common heart attack symptoms include intense chest pains, which can often be felt also in the left arm or jaw, profuse sweating, and a sense of impending doom or morbid fear. Yet many heart attack victims do not have any of these symptoms at all. Or they might experience them in mild form, or have localized pain in their shoulders, arms, back, or abdomen. Sometimes the only symptom is a feeling of heartburn or nausea. When experiencing these mild symptoms, often times people will not regard it as a problem and refuse to seek medical help.
Symptoms of heart attacks
Symptoms of heart attacks include anxiety, a feeling of impending doom, chest pain, sweating, shortness of breath, palpitations, nausea, and vomiting. Oftentimes, heart attack patients will feel sick very suddenly. The symptoms for heart attacks in men are often different from the symptoms in women. Women most often experience fatigue, shortness of breath, and a feeling of weakness. About one third of all heart attacks are silent and do not consist of any chest pain or associated symptoms.
Exercise is important to maintain a healthy body more so after suffering from a heart attack. The exercise we are talking about need not be over exerting or strenuous. Slow brisk walking, swimming, slow dancing and golfing will be sufficient. It is recommended to exercise at least 3 to 4 times a week.
Tamara
Heart attack occurs when the coronary arteries that supplies blood and oxygen to the heart gets blocked. This blockage is caused due to accumulation of cholesterol at a particular point in the arteries These help in quick medical attention, as well as saving lives. Heart attack or acute myocardial infarction occurs when one of the heart’s arteries is blocked so the blood supply in nutrients and oxygen is cut off, in the respect coronary the blood flow may be stopped and blood clot are formed, the territory irrigated by the respective artery suffers of miocardial infarction. Because people do not take into consideration their symptoms the heart injury may be irreversible, this could be avoided if medical care is received immediately.
Causes of heart attack
.Heart attacks seem to be sudden, but that’s not the truth. Signs and symptoms of a heart attack need to be recognized. This blockage is caused due to accumulation of cholesterol at a particular point in the arteries. This narrows the artery and lowers the supply of blood to the heart. This condition usually causes the patient to get severe pain in the chest especially when the patient is walking or performing a task that needs heart to pump more blood.
Chest Pain - This is the most common symptom reported by heart attack victims. If you suddenly begin to have pain in the chest, you should call a doctor or go to the emergency room immediately. The pain from a heart attack can be severe, but it doesn’t have to be. Sometimes mild pain is a sign of a heart attack.
Common heart attack symptoms include intense chest pains, which can often be felt also in the left arm or jaw, profuse sweating, and a sense of impending doom or morbid fear. Yet many heart attack victims do not have any of these symptoms at all. Or they might experience them in mild form, or have localized pain in their shoulders, arms, back, or abdomen. Sometimes the only symptom is a feeling of heartburn or nausea. When experiencing these mild symptoms, often times people will not regard it as a problem and refuse to seek medical help.
Symptoms of heart attacks
Symptoms of heart attacks include anxiety, a feeling of impending doom, chest pain, sweating, shortness of breath, palpitations, nausea, and vomiting. Oftentimes, heart attack patients will feel sick very suddenly. The symptoms for heart attacks in men are often different from the symptoms in women. Women most often experience fatigue, shortness of breath, and a feeling of weakness. About one third of all heart attacks are silent and do not consist of any chest pain or associated symptoms.
Exercise is important to maintain a healthy body more so after suffering from a heart attack. The exercise we are talking about need not be over exerting or strenuous. Slow brisk walking, swimming, slow dancing and golfing will be sufficient. It is recommended to exercise at least 3 to 4 times a week.
Tamara
Jan
26
Eating Broccoli Reduces Risk Of Heart Attack
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Gregory Smyth asked:
Broccoli has recently been found to reduce the risk of having a heart attack - which is excellent news for the millions of sufferers of heart disease worldwide, and expected to save thousands of lives every year. The broccoli must be raw or lightly cooked, by a method such as steaming, that preserves nutrients. The protective action comes from the antioxidant content in broccoli and other brassica vegetables - another reason for you to work on convincing your kids that broccoli really isn’t all that bad!
The study was performed by University of Warwick researchers. The team fed an extract of steamed broccoli to rats for a period of a month, then compared the study rats to those on a standard diet. The rats who had the benefits of the broccoli extract had improved heart function, especially under heart-stressful situations such as depriving the heart of oxygen. The most common situation for the heart to be deprived of oxygen is when a heart attack occurs, so patients considered especially at risk can not only improve their general health and heart health by eating broccoli, they can also minimize the potential damage if a heart attack does occur.
Heart disease is the leading cause of death and admission to cardiac centers and hospital heart centers in the US, England, Canada and Wales. In the US alone, a person dies every 34 seconds as a result of heart disease. Conditions such a hypertension and hyperglycaemia often lead to hospitalization and visits to cardiac centers.
The broccoli actually stimulates the body to increase its own production of several antioxidant proteins. The study showed that eating broccoli is associated with up to a 73% reduction in reactive oxygen species, or free radicals. High levels of free radicals damage cells in all parts of the body, and hyperglycaemia, a condition in which blood sugar is unusually high, is known to triple reactive oxygen species levels. Even normal processes such as eating and breathing contribute to the formation of free radicals in the body, and the sulforaphane in broccoli helps fight these agents, reducing the need for cardiac surgery. The researchers noted, however, that if broccoli is overcooked it loses much of its protective effect.
Broccoli is a member of the brassica family of vegetables, also known as cruciferous vegetables. Other members of the family include cauliflower, cabbage, radish and brussel sprouts. Most of these vegetables have quite a spicy flavour, and aren’t popular in the diet until later in life. However, the earlier that patients begin eating these vegetables, the greater their protective effect. Only broccoli is known to contain the sulforaphane which is so effective against excessive free radical levels.
The health benefits of broccoli have long been of interest to researchers, with findings like broccoli being more effective than sunscreen at protecting the skin from sun-induced cancer, an extract of broccoli sprouts protecting against bladder cancer, and phytonutrients contained in the famed vegetable being able to prevent the spread of ovarian and breast cancer, all being made in recent times.
Hospitals that combine research facilities with patient care have been glad to learn the news; it means that hospital heart centers and cardiac surgery providers can help their patients care for themselves more effectively after discharge.
Corey
Broccoli has recently been found to reduce the risk of having a heart attack - which is excellent news for the millions of sufferers of heart disease worldwide, and expected to save thousands of lives every year. The broccoli must be raw or lightly cooked, by a method such as steaming, that preserves nutrients. The protective action comes from the antioxidant content in broccoli and other brassica vegetables - another reason for you to work on convincing your kids that broccoli really isn’t all that bad!
The study was performed by University of Warwick researchers. The team fed an extract of steamed broccoli to rats for a period of a month, then compared the study rats to those on a standard diet. The rats who had the benefits of the broccoli extract had improved heart function, especially under heart-stressful situations such as depriving the heart of oxygen. The most common situation for the heart to be deprived of oxygen is when a heart attack occurs, so patients considered especially at risk can not only improve their general health and heart health by eating broccoli, they can also minimize the potential damage if a heart attack does occur.
Heart disease is the leading cause of death and admission to cardiac centers and hospital heart centers in the US, England, Canada and Wales. In the US alone, a person dies every 34 seconds as a result of heart disease. Conditions such a hypertension and hyperglycaemia often lead to hospitalization and visits to cardiac centers.
The broccoli actually stimulates the body to increase its own production of several antioxidant proteins. The study showed that eating broccoli is associated with up to a 73% reduction in reactive oxygen species, or free radicals. High levels of free radicals damage cells in all parts of the body, and hyperglycaemia, a condition in which blood sugar is unusually high, is known to triple reactive oxygen species levels. Even normal processes such as eating and breathing contribute to the formation of free radicals in the body, and the sulforaphane in broccoli helps fight these agents, reducing the need for cardiac surgery. The researchers noted, however, that if broccoli is overcooked it loses much of its protective effect.
Broccoli is a member of the brassica family of vegetables, also known as cruciferous vegetables. Other members of the family include cauliflower, cabbage, radish and brussel sprouts. Most of these vegetables have quite a spicy flavour, and aren’t popular in the diet until later in life. However, the earlier that patients begin eating these vegetables, the greater their protective effect. Only broccoli is known to contain the sulforaphane which is so effective against excessive free radical levels.
The health benefits of broccoli have long been of interest to researchers, with findings like broccoli being more effective than sunscreen at protecting the skin from sun-induced cancer, an extract of broccoli sprouts protecting against bladder cancer, and phytonutrients contained in the famed vegetable being able to prevent the spread of ovarian and breast cancer, all being made in recent times.
Hospitals that combine research facilities with patient care have been glad to learn the news; it means that hospital heart centers and cardiac surgery providers can help their patients care for themselves more effectively after discharge.
Corey
Jan
24
specplusoh asked:
I know that one of the symptoms of an impending heart attack is a shooting pain in one arm but I don’t remember which arm it is. Also, I have heard that this is due to the direction of blood flow to or from the heart but once again I don’t remember why they are related.
Delores
I know that one of the symptoms of an impending heart attack is a shooting pain in one arm but I don’t remember which arm it is. Also, I have heard that this is due to the direction of blood flow to or from the heart but once again I don’t remember why they are related.
Delores
Jan
17
doofuss asked:
She had one four years ago, and quit smoking.
She had one four years ago, and quit smoking.
Her cholesterol was 140 when she had the attack last week.HDL was above the acceptable range, and LDL was well below. It’s been at those levels for more than four years.
The doctor put three stents in her atreries 4 years ago. One of them was blocked, so he put another one in last week and said she’ll be fine.
What caused that stent to be blocked?
More important, what must she do to prevent another heart attack?
Darren
Jan
13
How can a heart attack cause a seizure when seizures happen in the brain?
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Lush asked:
My friend’s dad died of a heart attack. They said he had convulsions on the floor.
Andrea
My friend’s dad died of a heart attack. They said he had convulsions on the floor.
Andrea
Jan
10
The Risk of Heart Attacks Linked To Paxil
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Nick Johnson asked:
There are several severe side effects related to taking the antidepressant medication known as Paxil. One of these side effects is tachycardia. Tachycardia is sudden, rapid racing of the heart. It is a condition where the heart beats faster than normal.
In some recent lawsuits, some patients have filed suit because of the fact that they suffered a heart attack or other heart related illnesses initiated by the tachycardia caused by taking Paxil. Did you have heart attack while taking the Paxil medication? If so, this information could be very important for you.
Paxil is a medication used to treat several mental illnesses. Paxil is a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor medication (also called SSRI) and is generally prescribed for patients who are suffering from depression, anxiety, or other mental disorders. It was released in 1992 by the GlaxoSmithKline pharmaceutical company.
As of December 2006, it is the most prescribed antidepressant medication by a variety of different doctors; because it is one of the most efficient medications available on the pharmaceutical market for the treatment of depression, anxiety, and other mental disorders. Millions of Americans were prescribed Paxil medication over the last decade and have suffered conditions relating to the severe side effects. Some patients even suffered a heart attack.
Research has shown that Paxil can causes severe cardiac birth defects, so it is proven that Paxil can have effect on the heart. Tachycardia is one severe side effect brought on my Paxil. Therefore, patients who have taken Paxil are at a higher risk of experiencing a heart attack or other cardiac illnesses.
Did you have a heart attack while you were taking Paxil? If so, you should contact a Paxil lawyer as soon as possible. Did you know that Paxil has had thousands of lawsuits since 2001 because they were accused of hiding or misrepresenting important information about the side effects of the medication? Chances are, your heart attack could have been provoked by the side effects of Paxil. You can contact a Paxil lawyer for more information and an evaluation.
If Paxil is capable of causing heart related problems in young children, and because the side effects such as tachycardia are so common with the use of Paxil, your heart attack may have stemmed from the Paxil medication and its side effects. There are statutes of limitation on the lawsuits, so call a Paxil attorney if you believe your heart attack may have resulted from taking Paxil as soon as possible.
Diane
There are several severe side effects related to taking the antidepressant medication known as Paxil. One of these side effects is tachycardia. Tachycardia is sudden, rapid racing of the heart. It is a condition where the heart beats faster than normal.
In some recent lawsuits, some patients have filed suit because of the fact that they suffered a heart attack or other heart related illnesses initiated by the tachycardia caused by taking Paxil. Did you have heart attack while taking the Paxil medication? If so, this information could be very important for you.
Paxil is a medication used to treat several mental illnesses. Paxil is a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor medication (also called SSRI) and is generally prescribed for patients who are suffering from depression, anxiety, or other mental disorders. It was released in 1992 by the GlaxoSmithKline pharmaceutical company.
As of December 2006, it is the most prescribed antidepressant medication by a variety of different doctors; because it is one of the most efficient medications available on the pharmaceutical market for the treatment of depression, anxiety, and other mental disorders. Millions of Americans were prescribed Paxil medication over the last decade and have suffered conditions relating to the severe side effects. Some patients even suffered a heart attack.
Research has shown that Paxil can causes severe cardiac birth defects, so it is proven that Paxil can have effect on the heart. Tachycardia is one severe side effect brought on my Paxil. Therefore, patients who have taken Paxil are at a higher risk of experiencing a heart attack or other cardiac illnesses.
Did you have a heart attack while you were taking Paxil? If so, you should contact a Paxil lawyer as soon as possible. Did you know that Paxil has had thousands of lawsuits since 2001 because they were accused of hiding or misrepresenting important information about the side effects of the medication? Chances are, your heart attack could have been provoked by the side effects of Paxil. You can contact a Paxil lawyer for more information and an evaluation.
If Paxil is capable of causing heart related problems in young children, and because the side effects such as tachycardia are so common with the use of Paxil, your heart attack may have stemmed from the Paxil medication and its side effects. There are statutes of limitation on the lawsuits, so call a Paxil attorney if you believe your heart attack may have resulted from taking Paxil as soon as possible.
Diane
Jan
3
Heart Attack: the Leading Cause of Death?
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Joan Candaza asked:
“Prevention is better than cure.” – This is really true and must not be ignored by any of us. Healthy mind, body and soul definitely increases you life span. Who would like to die at young age? Who doesn’t want to linger and enjoy life? Who would want to leave their loved ones behind? Of course - “No one!”
It‘s never too late to act for your own body, for your own health. There are numerous causes of death not only in the United States but all over the world. Heart attack is one of the major causes of death that we can all fight and avoid.
How would you know if you are having a heart attack?
Here are the symptoms you should look after:
•Pressure or crushing pain in your chest sometimes with nausea, sweating or vomiting.
•The feeling of tightness in your chest.
•Shortness of breath usually more than a couple of seconds.
•Pain chest extends up to your jaw, left arm or shoulder.
Do not ignore it when you have encountered any of these symptoms. Better get help immediately and consult your doctor. The sooner you get treatment the greater the chance for you to prevent the heart attack.
Here are some basic things you need to know to prevent it:
•Do not smoke. If you are smoking, start quitting now!
•Eat healthy diet
•Exercise regularly
•Lose weight if you are overweight
•If you are diabetic, control your blood sugar
Your everyday diet also plays a big role in preventing this disease. Watch out for the foods you take, you never know if it’s good for you. It is very important to eat foods based on your metabolic type. How would you know your metabolic type? Check out http://mercola.com/2003/feb/26/metabolic_typing.htm
Act now before it’s too late. Don’t let heart attack take you away from your loved-ones or vice versa.
Nowadays there are many things to do and are available for heart attack prevention. To know more about this, visit http://mercola.com/article/heart_disease/index.htm for more additional information.
Be aware and live your life to the fullest!
Antonio
“Prevention is better than cure.” – This is really true and must not be ignored by any of us. Healthy mind, body and soul definitely increases you life span. Who would like to die at young age? Who doesn’t want to linger and enjoy life? Who would want to leave their loved ones behind? Of course - “No one!”
It‘s never too late to act for your own body, for your own health. There are numerous causes of death not only in the United States but all over the world. Heart attack is one of the major causes of death that we can all fight and avoid.
How would you know if you are having a heart attack?
Here are the symptoms you should look after:
•Pressure or crushing pain in your chest sometimes with nausea, sweating or vomiting.
•The feeling of tightness in your chest.
•Shortness of breath usually more than a couple of seconds.
•Pain chest extends up to your jaw, left arm or shoulder.
Do not ignore it when you have encountered any of these symptoms. Better get help immediately and consult your doctor. The sooner you get treatment the greater the chance for you to prevent the heart attack.
Here are some basic things you need to know to prevent it:
•Do not smoke. If you are smoking, start quitting now!
•Eat healthy diet
•Exercise regularly
•Lose weight if you are overweight
•If you are diabetic, control your blood sugar
Your everyday diet also plays a big role in preventing this disease. Watch out for the foods you take, you never know if it’s good for you. It is very important to eat foods based on your metabolic type. How would you know your metabolic type? Check out http://mercola.com/2003/feb/26/metabolic_typing.htm
Act now before it’s too late. Don’t let heart attack take you away from your loved-ones or vice versa.
Nowadays there are many things to do and are available for heart attack prevention. To know more about this, visit http://mercola.com/article/heart_disease/index.htm for more additional information.
Be aware and live your life to the fullest!
Antonio