Yet another epidemiologic study supports the contention that the Mediterranean diet reduces cardiovascular disease. The higher the adherence to the Medi diet, the less cardiovascular disease over the next 20 years. I scanned the report down to the Discussion section and, surprisingly, didn’t catch ...
Has heart disease ever been responsible for half of the deaths in America? A Yes B No 12 The most common type of heart disease in the U.S. is: A Coronary artery disease B Atrial fibrillation C Mitral valve prolapse D Arrhythmias 13 The medical term for chest pain is ___....
Cardiomyopathy is the medical term for conditions that affect the muscle of your heart (called the myocardium). Cardiomyopathy can make your heart stiff, enlarged, or thickened. This means it can't pump blood to the rest of your body very well. It gets worse over time and can lead to hea...
Autopsy Confirms Gene Hackman Died From Heart Disease, Notes His Alzheimer's and Prolonged Fasting An autopsy report confirms the main cause of actor Gene Hackman's death was heart disease and notes he was in the advanced stages of Alzheimer’s disease and likely had not eaten for a long tim...
MEDICAL ASSISTANCE IN DYING (MAID) IN ADULT CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE (ACHD)doi:10.1016/S0735-1097(20)34071-7Su YuanErwin N. OechslinMadeline LiMark OstenLucy RocheJournal of the American College of Cardiology
Heart disease isn't just one thing. It's a number of conditions that can affect how your heart works. Heart disease can also be called cardiovascular disease, though that term covers blood vessels problems as well. Heart disease is a major killer in the U.S., causing about 1 in 5 deat...
The term heart disease refers to any abnormality of the heart; whereas the term heart failure refers to a clinical syndrome characterized by congestion and oedema and/or poor peripheral perfusion, either at rest or with exercise. If heart failure is severe enough to produce a marked reduction in...
More than 180 million—or about 60%—of adults in the US will have some type of heart or vascular disease, including high blood pressure, by the year 2050, according to projections based on the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey conducted between 2015 and 2020. In addit...
Physical examination may not necessarily help make the diagnosis of heart disease, but it can help decide whether other underlying medical problems may be the cause of the patient's symptoms. There are some clues on physical exam that suggest the presence of narrowed arteries to the heart and ...
Physical examination may not necessarily help make the diagnosis of heart disease, but it can help decide whether other underlying medical problems may be the cause of the patient's symptoms. There are some clues on physical exam that suggest the presence of narrowed arteries to the heart and ...