Background: Our goal was to establish and implement a more effective hospital cardiac diet, while maintaining good patient acceptance. When this effort began the cardiac diet contained less than 30% fat, 300 mg of cholesterol and 4,000 mg of sodium/day. Methods: The new cardiac dietary ...
(Cardiac intensive care unit (CICU) - A hospital ward specialized in the care of patients with heart attacks, unstable angina, cardiac dysrhythmia and other cardiac conditions that require continuous monitoring and treatment. Critical Care Also called intensive care, this department is for seriously ...
Much of India’s attraction lies in the wide array of medical services and procedures including dental, cosmetic and cardiac surgeries at significantly lower costs compared with the United States. India’s growing reputation on the world healthcare map has also been recognized by a number of int...
As you can see by my latest blood test result reprinted on page 18 of this issue, I have achieved optimized status on most of my cardiac risk factors. After my scare in the hospital, I am determined to move every cardiac marker into optimal ranges. This is challenging because of certain ...
The Department of Health has forecast by 2050, 9 in 10 adults will be overweight or obese* – being overweight is now the norm. “These people often feel terrible about themselves. Our job is to nurture and nourish their love of food, a healthy balanced diet and being social...
[ 2 ]. loss of skeletal and cardiac muscle mass and cachexia are common in patients with cancer, which may bear weight on treatment-related toxicity, surgical complications , survival and quality of life [ 2 ]. early detection of malnutrition can therefore have a substantial influence on ...
Cardiac?surgery has advanced in all dimension. It has progressed to minimal?invasive procedure, short and?pain-free?post-operative?course. For severe heart failure treatment like ECMO and LVAD has given new lease of life in?end-stage?heart diseases."?Said?Dr...
heart disease is known as a condition that mainly affects the elderly, however, recently cardiovascular diseases are affecting more and more younger people. This is due to a rise in unhealthy living habits which include smoking, drinking alcohol, eating fatty food, and not exercising enough regular...
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Cardiac surgery performed atBaylor University Medical Centerreceived 3-Stars—the highest possible rating—for isolated coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) procedures. As a consistently high-performing program, this recent recognition ranks Baylor Dallas in the top 10% in the nation by STS for July ...