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74Myocardial Infarction or Heart Attack
what is a myocardial infarction? A myocardial infarction(MI) or heart attack is the death(infarct) of a portion of heart muscle due to sudden loss of blood supply. Heart and coronary arteries. The...
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64ECG in Pericarditis
ECG changes are present in 90% of cases and are important for the differential diagnosis. The ECG is most typical in the early phase of the disease. ST segment elevations are often found in many, if not all,...
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71Angina Pectoris: Symptoms, Treatment and Prevention
Angina pectoris a chest pain that results from temporary difficulty in the coronary arteries. In such cases, the arteries are incapable of supplying a sufficient amount of oxygen-rich blood to the heart...
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51Acute Pancreatitis
Acute pancreatitis is generally a severe clinical disease, frequently with peritonitislike symptoms and various local and systemic complications, up to and including shock and multiple organ failure. A...
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56Ways to Prevent Heart Diseases
Heart disease is caused by a reduced flow of blood to the heart. Most cases of reduced blood flow to the heart are cause by hardening or blockage of the arteries. When the arteries become completely blocked,...
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74Am I Having a Heart Attack?
Typically Heart attack is described as a crushing chest pain on the left side of the chest with pain radiating into the left jaw or left arm. If you see a movie, person having the heart attack is shown to...
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46CARDIOVASCULAR THERAPY IN THE ELDERLY
A. Thrombolytic Therapy Patients 70 years or older with an acute myocardial infarct are at high risk for serious events. Thrombolytic therapy may prevent death and further morbidity. Unfortunately, in...
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41Pericarditis and Pericardial Effusion
Acute pericarditis causes typical precordial pain, which in general increases with deep inspiration, coughing, or swallowing. The retrosternal pain may vary from a slight chest oppression to severe...
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65Ask the Nurse: CHOCOLATE, NATURE'S PANACEA
by Helen Borel, RN,PhD Dark Chocolate, replete with bioflavonoids, contributes to improved cardiovascular (heart and blood vessel) health, according to Dr. Mary Engler of the University of California at San...
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60Aortic Dissection
Aortic dissection results from a tear in the intima, such that blood penetrates between the intimal layer and the media of the aortic wall. This creates a false lumen in the arterial wall. Typically a second...
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