Research shows that heart attacks are becoming more prevalent among adults younger than 50—and the outcomes are worse for women. The good news is we know how to prevent them.
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The wrist is the most commonly used and convenient place to check your heart rate. Once you locate the pulse on your wrist, you have to gently press on it for 60 seconds and count the beats. This is how you will know your heart rate, which will be in beats per minute. A good hear...
Among all adults in the Framingham Heart Study, the overall prevalence of LVH by echocardiography is about 15%, and the figure increases with age: More than 30% of persons 70 or older have been found to have increased left ventricular mass (see "LVH in the elderly: Cardiomyopathy...
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (thickening of heart muscle) Prolonged QT syndrome Viralmyocarditis What's the Outlook for Commotio Cordis? The outlook for commotio cordis, especially if you don't get immediate and rapid medical attention, isn't good. According to research, about 6 out of 10 people...
Understanding the interactions between intestinal microbiota, chronic inflammation, cellular stress, and aging is essential to developing therapies aimed at reducing inflammation and slowing age-related diseases in PWH. In this review, we discuss critical knowledge gaps and highlight the therapeutic potentia...
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twenties. Around half of the adults with this condition develop symptoms. The condition progresses as an increasing thickness of the heart muscles. The diagnosis may be done anytime from birth to ages 80 and beyond. The average age for the diagnosis of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy is around 39 ...
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Cardiomyopathy. Cardiomyopathy means there is something wrong with the heart muscle itself. This condition can be genetic. A common form is called hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy. The heart muscle is not normal and is thicker. Heart valve disease. In heart valve disease, one or more of the...