It’s a common misconception that if you have a slow heart rate you have a “heart problem.” It is important to remember that while this may be true, this is not an absolute. Athletes and younger adults can have naturally slower heart rates due to more efficient heart muscle. —Dr. ...
Moreover, exposure to air pollutants has been documented to cause heart disease. This secondary-data study investigates the effects of air pollutants as well as socioeconomic factors on hospitalization rate of heart disease in Texas. The rates for the five sub-diagnoses of cardiovascular disease, ...
Influenza A and influenza B are responsible for epidemics of respiratory illness that occur almost every winter and are often associated with increased rates of hospitalization and death. Influenza type C differs from types A and B in some important ways. Type C infection usually causes either a ...
In vitro fertilization is one of the best treatments for infertility that we have. Several studies have been performed to try to determine whether adenomyosis affects in vitro fertilization pregnancy rates. In 2013, an analysis in which all of these studies were combined suggested that adenomyosis ...
There is a range of resting heart rates that is considered normal and healthy. For most adults, 60-100 beats per minute is normal, though some athletes can have rates as low as the 40s. On the other end, a normal maximum heart rate—or how fast your heart beats when it's working ha...
As this is my 1st pregnancy at 38 I have been worried every second of the day about this. I entered my 9 weeks today and so far all signs point to good. Just so helpful to know I am not alone in the worrying. J March 2015 I had an ultrasound at 6 weeks, heart rate was ...
Operations for more serious cases of emphysema include: Lung volume reduction surgery (LVRS). In this procedure, a surgeon removes part of one or both of your lungs. The goal is to take out your nonworking air sacs to make it easier to breathe. This is major surgery, so your heart has...
Psychiatrists, psychologists, and sexologists can be involved in the management of sexual dysfunction. Psychiatrists or psychologists can especially help when the cause of the dysfunction is psychogenic. Therapies targeting cognition and behavior usually have good success rates. Sexologists can also contrib...
Being overweight or obese.Extra weight impacts your heart and blood vessels. For example, it can cause high cholesterol. Lack of physical activity.People who don’t exercise tend to have higher heart rates. Eating too much salt.Salt causes your body to hold onto water. This increases the amo...
Low blood pressure (hypotension) is pressure so low it causes symptoms or signs due to the low flow of blood through the arteries and veins. When the flow of blood is too low to deliver enough oxygen and nutrients to vital organs such as the brain, heart, and kidney, the organs do not...