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Coronary heart disease (CHD) or Coronary Artery Disease
Causes & Prevention
Submitted by Roxanne RN on Thu, 05/17/2007 - 9:36am.
Approximately 50 million people take aspirin every day to prevent cardiovascular events such as stroke or heart attack. So, is more better? Not necessarily.
A recent study indicated that the difference beween taking a 'baby aspirin" (81 mg) a day, vs an adult or whole aspirin (325 mg) is negligible. Both prevent platelets from clotting; thus, preventing stoke or heart attacks. However, there is a difference with bleeding ulcers from the stomach or intestines (mostly the stomach).
Submitted by Roxanne RN on Thu, 05/10/2007 - 1:05pm.
Initially, partially hydrogenated fats (trans fats) were artificially put into foods to substitute of the harmfulness of saturated fats.
We know today, that trans fats are possibly even more harmful than saturated fats. A new study conclusively reports that erythrocytes (or red blood cells) with a higher level of trans fats, was significantly related to the amount of trans fats that a person had eaten.
Submitted by Roxanne RN on Fri, 02/23/2007 - 4:45pm.
In a scene right out of the movie "Alien" scientists discussed how oral bacteria affect the lining of one's heart. The squeamish should not read further.
The common oral bacteria which causes gingivitis and its associated cousin, periodontal disease, is called Porphyromonas gingivalis. The name, though nightmarish in its own right, does not compare to its behavior. Yes, that's right, behavior; as all bacteria are alive, and behave in a certain way.
Submitted by Roxanne RN on Fri, 02/23/2007 - 4:25pm.
Imagine how much time and money a person devotes to one's heart health. There is the cost of a gym, cost of antioxidant vitamins, cost of special foods and supplements, and.....the list can go on for a long time.
Submitted by Roxanne RN on Mon, 02/05/2007 - 7:29pm.
Risk factors are conditions or habits that make a person more likely to develop a disease. They can also increase the chances that an existing disease will get worse. Important risk factors for heart disease that you can do something about are:
Submitted by Roxanne RN on Thu, 02/01/2007 - 3:16pm.
A recent study indicated that postmenopausal women are more likely to have a first heart attack, or stroke in relation to air pollution. The risk increases as air pollution increases. Mortality (i.e. death) is also related to the degree of air pollution.
Submitted by Steve Ross on Fri, 01/12/2007 - 9:15pm.
There are a number of risk factors for coronary heart disease. Some of them are just part of who we are and cannot be reduced, while others can be changed.
Risk Factors That Cannot Be Changed
Submitted by Steve Ross on Mon, 07/30/2007 - 6:06pm.
Editor's Note:
"Race" is sometimes mentioned as a risk factor in the development of certain cancers and a number of other diseases. When you read this in a discussion about an illness, note that the explanation seldom refers to anything biological. Instead, it usually refers to behavior, such as eating habits. The kinds of behavior usually mentioned as risk factors are culturally determined. They are not genetic or biological.
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Submitted by Steve Ross on Sat, 07/15/2006 - 3:04pm.
According to a recent (July, 2006) study in Denmark, living alone can have dire implications for the heart.
Women over age 60 and men older than 50 who live alone have a two- to three-fold higher risk for unstable angina, myocardial infarction, or sudden cardiac death, according to the researchers.
Submitted by Steve Ross on Mon, 07/10/2006 - 2:01pm.
Scientists now agree that consuming trans fat, saturated fat, and cholesterol increases the risk of coronary heart disease, the leading cause of death in America.
African-Americans have the highest mortality rate from heart disease of any ethnic group in the country and are 29 percent more likely to die from it than non-Hispanic Whites over their lifetimes.
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