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Heart attacks are clearly the most general cause of death and the Western world
20 hours ago ago from Hippocantus
Other areas of the body may be affected with atherosclerosis. Disease of the carotid arteries of the neck affects the mental faculties atherosclerosis of the leg arteries decreases the ability to walk without pain and clogging of the pelvic arteries affects the sexual performance. The main effect of aspirin is to block production of the short-acting local hormone thromboxane resulting in reduced platelet aggregation and reduced artery ...
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13 hours ago ago from House Calls
There's no denying it – a little alcohol can help protect the heart. But what if you could drink even more than a little like a whole bottle of wine every day and still get those benefits? The latest research shows you can, and get away with it – at least as far as your heart's concerned. Spanish researchers have found that booze's benefits kick in at somewhere between roughly a quarter of a glass of wine and a full glass of wine ...
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11 hours ago ago from Target Health Global
Shape shifting: Researchers at MIT use a technique called dynamic time warping to compare the shape of individual waves in an electrocardiogram, shown here. This approach aligns waves based on features that correspond to the same underlying physiological activity, allowing an automated and accurate comparison. The measure, dubbed morphological variability, appears to predict who is at greatest risk of death after a heart attack. Credit: ...
Related contentPrepare by Learning Early Heart Attack Symptoms
13 hours ago ago from Anxiety Panic Medications
A heart attack occurs when there is a blockage in one of the heart’s arteries. When an artery is blocked, blood cannot flow to the chambers of the heart which results in a heart attack also known as myocardial infarction. If medical attention is not received immediately the heart can become permanently damaged so it is important that you are able to recognize the signs that you may be experiencing a heart attack.According to the American ...
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You're Never Too Young For A Broken Heart, Nonprofit Says
12 hours ago ago from Huffington Post
Heart attacks kill nearly 300,000 people a year, according to the American Heart Association. Holly Morrell knows too much about what happens when heart problems go undetected, CNN reports . A series of heart attacks killed her aunt and grandmother at young ages and two brothers at during childhood: The string of tragedies left the two families devastated. It also left Morrell with a sense of mission: to warn people who might be at risk. ...
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