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| | Heart and Circulatory System |
 | | Usually, the disease first affects the lower chambers of the heart, the ventricles, and then progresses and damages the muscle cells and even the tissues surrounding the heart. | | | A heart murmur is an abnormal sound (like a blowing or whooshing sound) that's heard when listening to the heart. | | | These are the "lub-dub" sounds you hear when you listen to someone's heart. |
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http://kidshealth.org/teen/your_body/body_basics/heart.html
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| | Hypertension: Hypertensive Heart Disease |
| | Hypertensive heart disease is the number one cause of death associated with hypertension and is actually a group of disorders that include heart failure, ischemic heart disease, and hypertensive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. | | | Ischemic heart disease is usually the result of atherosclerosis or hardening of the arteries (coronary artery disease), which impedes the blood flow. | | | In some cases, you may need surgery to correct the heart disease. |
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http://www.webmd.com/content/article/96/103781.htm
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| | Selected Encyclopedia of Heart Diseases and Conditions |
| | When congenital heart disease shows up in the form of a malformed heart at birth, surgical repair is often possible to correct immediate problems. | | | Other more serious congenital heart diseases include various conditions that lead to cyanosis, in which a substantial mixing of oxygenated and deoxygenated blood occurs. | | | Mitral stenosis can be detected by listening to the heart: the first sound is accentuated, while the second sound is followed by an opening snap of the valves. |
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http://www.hhmi.org/biointeractive/vlabs/cardiology/content/cg/encyclopedia.html
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| | HEART DISEASE |
| | CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE WITH LEFT-TO-RIGHT SHUNTS ("late cyanosis") | | | Either the heart muscle cannot pump because of intrinsic disease, or the blood is flowing in the wrong way, or the heart must pump against excessive resistance, or the heart must pump a preposterously large amount of blood (the latter is "high output failure"). | | | Recognize that in congenital heart disease with impaired blood flow to the lungs, it is good for the ductus to remain open. |
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http://www.pathguy.com/lectures/heart.htm
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| | ScienceDaily: New "Real Time" MRI Stress Test Pictures Heart In Motion |
| | Strong Response To Mental Stress Could Indicate Heart Disease (December 15, 1997)-- An exaggerated response to mental stress could be a marker for future heart disease among people under age 60 with a strong family history of premature heart disease, according to a study by Johns... | | | MRI Breakthroughs Could Lead To New Tests For Heart Disease (October 14, 1999) -- Researchers at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center are the first in the world to report success using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to view the heart during vigorous beating and to... | | | "In order to image the heart, it was necessary to synchronize the imaging with the heart's cycle so that images were required over numerous heartbeats in a 5-10 minute interval. |
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http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/1999/10/991013075105.htm
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| | Howstuffworks "How Your Heart Works" |
| | Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the U.S. Almost 2,000 Americans die of heart disease each day. | | | With a little knowledge about your heart and what is good or bad for it, you can significantly reduce your risk for heart disease. | | | The good news is that the death rate from heart disease has been steadily decreasing. |
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http://science.howstuffworks.com/heart.htm
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| | New heart lets Royal Oak man live |
| | All four of his brothers died of the same rare heart disease, a form of cardiac apoptosis, which can cause the heart to pound so rapidly that it suddenly beats itself to death. | | | Because the heart disease is hereditary, a pediatric cardiologist and geneticist will be keeping an eye on Ernie Jr. | | | Balcueva, 30, received the heart of an anonymous donor in early-morning surgery Wednesday. |
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http://www.freep.com/news/health/qheart13.htm
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| | Science News: Fish, fatty acids and physiology; fish, long called brain food, turns out to be heart food as well |
| | For example, though the Eskimos and Japanese have less heart disease than other groups, they also suffer far more strokes. | | | They focused mainly on how omega-3 fatty acids may function to reduce the incidence of heart disease, what other effects they may have on health and what quantity of omega-3 fatty acid should be recommended for a normal diet or a therapeutic dose. | | | Eskimos have a lower incidence of heart disease than do other populations, even though their high-fat, high-cholesterol diet ought to make them a high-risk group for heart disease. |
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http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1200/is_v128/ai_3984549
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| | MedlinePlus: Diabetes May Roll Back Victories Over Heart Disease |
| | Diabetes May Roll Back Victories Over Heart Disease | | | MedlinePlus: Diabetes May Roll Back Victories Over Heart Disease | | | Over that decade, the percentage of heart attacks among people with diabetes increased from 21 percent to 36 percent. |
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http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/news/fullstory_30574.html
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| | Listen to your heart |
| | Heart disease is the No. 1 killer of women in the United States. | | | Help spread the word by telling others how heart disease has affected your life. | | | Learn the facts about heart disease and prevention tips that can help you lead a longer, healthier life. |
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http://www.kelloggs.com/promotions/listentoyourheart/index.shtml
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| | Listen to your heart |
| | Heart disease is the No. 1 killer of women in the United States. | | | Help spread the word by telling others how heart disease has affected your life. | | | Learn the facts about heart disease and prevention tips that can help you lead a longer, healthier life. |
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http://www.kelloggs.com/promotions/listentoyourheart/index.shtml
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| | Nutrition, Health & Heart Disease; Cause & Prevention |
| | 6 µmol/L [a 'modern' diet and not taking a multi] is the main reason for heart disease and also for it running in families. | | | We explore heart disease as a recent multi nutrient deficiency problem, starting with omega-3 oils, magnesium, folic acid and vitamins B6 and B12. | | | To find again on Google: should rank #2 in heart health or #5 in heart disease. |
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http://www.health-heart.org
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| | The head rules the heart by Mark Revington New Zealand Listener |
| | Coronary heart disease is still the biggest single cause of death in New Zealand, and often its victims don't realise what's happening. | | | Coronary heart disease is the single biggest cause of death in New Zealand, responsible for 23 percent of all deaths in New Zealand – 40 percent if you lump in all cardiovascular disease.The rate has been dropping since the 1960s but is still higher than corresponding rates in Australia, Canada and the US. | | | They reminded her of a friend who had suffered a heart attack three years earlier. |
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| | Food good for the HEALTHY HEART |
| | Here's a conundrum: While experts agree that high cholesterol and blood pressure are crucial heart disease risk factors, many people who suffer chest pain or even heart attacks have levels that are perfectly normal. | | | The latest studies suggest that chronic inflammation of the lining of arteries is an important factor in the development of atherosclerosis and coronary heart disease. | | | They have the most heart protective antioxidant pigments. |
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http://www.vitaminsdiary.com/articles/healthy-heart-food.htm
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| | Heart Anatomy - Interior View |
| | Heart News Hot-off-the-presses news on the heart and heart disease... | | | Ascultation Assistant Very good site with recorded heart sounds & murmurs... | | | NOVA Online Companion WebSite for the "Cut to the heart" NOVA television program... |
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http://www.gwc.maricopa.edu/class/bio202/cyberheart/hartint0.htm
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| | IronmanLive.com: The Heart Of The Matter |
| | A family history of early heart disease (under 55 for male relatives and especially female relatives under 65) is a strong predictor of your risk. | | | In 1995, only two-thirds of physicians surveyed knew that heart disease was the primary killer of women, explaining why many physicians fail to teach women the warning signs and dangers of heart disease. | | | "I recommend fish oil supplements to all of my patients, to their family members and to everyone else who will listen," says cardiologist Anderson Morris, director of HealthSouth Heart College in Birmingham, Ala. |
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http://vnews.ironmanlive.com/vnews/topstories/1139937185
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| | Heart disease and food |
| | Heart disease is the leading cause of death in Australia. | | | Coronary heart disease is characterised by a narrowing of the arteries (atherosclerosis). | | | Food is directly involved in many of the risk factors for coronary heart disease. |
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http://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/bhcv2/bhcarticles.nsf/pages/Heart_disease_and_food?OpenDocument
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| | Heart Health Topic Page (Food & Nutrition Information Center) |
| | Inflammation, Heart Disease, and Stroke: The Role of | | | Nutrition and Heart Health Resource List for Consumers | | | Fact sheet from the American Heart Association explains about the primary study used as a basis to suggest the health benefits of a Mediterranean diet. |
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http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/etext/000036.html
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| | Food for the Heart |
| | Using statistical techniques, they determined that people 50 and older who followed the Polymeal guidelines would reduce their risk of cardiovascular-disease events, such as a heart attack, by 76 percent, and extend their lives by nearly seven years. | | | He says the real key to cutting heart disease risk, along with regular exercise, is a reduction of saturated fat, cholesterol and salt intake. | | | Franco and Castelli agree that wine, the Polymeal ingredient that yielded the greatest individual reduction in cardiovascular-disease risk, must be consumed in moderation. |
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http://cholesterolmatters.msn.com/article.aspx?aid=14
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| | Bruno Cortis > Products |
| | America's number one killer, heart disease, devastates more than 1.5 million people each year. | | | Every day, 2,600 people in the United States die from heart disease, and more than 50,000 are in some phase of recovery, recuperating from either major surgery or a heart attack. | | | Heart and Soul: A Psychological and Spiritual Guild to Preventing and Healing heart Disease |
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| | Patch for a Broken Heart |
| | One serious consequence of heart disease, a heart attack, occurs when a blockage in an artery prevents the heart muscle from receiving enough of the nutrients carried by the blood. | | | Heart disease kills around 700,000 Americans each year, a toll greater than that of any other disease. | | | They then fed the heart cells with nutrients and gasses; in just eight days the cells grew onto the scaffold and the scaffold disappeared. |
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| | Risk Factors and Coronary Heart Disease |
| | The risk of heart disease in people who drink moderate amounts of alcohol (an average of one drink for women or two drinks for men per day) is lower than in nondrinkers. | | | Heart disease risk is also higher among Mexican Americans, American Indians, native Hawaiians and some Asian Americans. | | | Other factors are associated with increased risk of cardiovascular disease, but their significance and prevalence haven't yet been precisely determined. |
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| | American Heart Association |
| | Peripheral arterial disease may not sound familiar, but it affects 8 to 12 million Americans, and is one of a host of cardiovascular disorders that go beyond the heart. | | | Novel drugs for heart failure, new blood pressure treatment guidelines and the success of a public access defibrillation program are among the top 10 advances in heart disease and stroke for 2003, says the president of the American Heart Association. | | | A new American Heart Association scientific statement suggests that children, teens and young adults with a spectrum of genetic cardiovascular diseases can exercise recreationally but should be guided by their physicians. |
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http://www.charitywire.com/charity8
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| | Texas A&M, Scott & White Research Heart Disease |
| | He adds, "We would like to tell kids who already have a family history of premature heart disease, 'Look! | | | Clinton Baisden, head of Cardiothoracic Surgery, is leading a study to use the lipoprotein fingerprinting to predict the success or failure of surgery in the treatment of advanced heart disease. | | | Finally, McNeal is using lipoprotein fingerprinting to study infants from families with histories of premature heart disease. |
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http://www.tamu.edu/univrel/aggiedaily/news/stories/00/102500-5.html
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| | SocietyGuardian.co.uk Health Concern over heart guidelines |
| | More than 90% of the UK population over 50 years old would be considered at risk of heart disease and be candidates for lifelong drug treatment if current European guidelines on blood pressure and cholesterol are strictly followed, doctors say today. | | | "We know little of the psychological impact for patients of being told they are at risk of heart disease," they write. | | | The authors of an editorial in the British Medical Journal say they are concerned that so many patients may be given a "disease label". |
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| | Heart Smart |
| | Heart disease does not happen overnight, but is a life-long progression. | | | Heart Attack and Strokes are the outward signs of heart disease, namely the accumulation of arterial plaque which slowly constricts or closes arterial passageways, causing life threatening conditions. | | | The human heart is a pear-shaped structure about the size of a fist. |
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http://www.mamashealth.com/organs/heart.asp
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| | Saved My Heart - diet for high cholesterol - angina, cardiology, cholesterol, congestive heart disease, heart disease, high cholesterol |
| | Saved My Heart - diet for high cholesterol - angina, cardiology, cholesterol, congestive heart disease, heart disease, high cholesterol | | | Search High Cholesterol Diet and Nutrition for Heart Disease written by Registered Dietitians High Cholesterol Diet Healthy Eating Guidelines TLC Diet for High Cholesterol... | | | Become clear never eat ROYCEANN chart cholesterol diet high D and proteinthe and VLDLcholesterol. |
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| | Research to the heart of the matter |
| | In a study of 896 heart attack sufferers, for instance, psychologist Nancy Frasure-Smith, PhD, found that patients who were depressed were three times more likely to die in the year following their heart attack than those who were not depressed, regardless of how severe their initial heart disease was. | | | In 1897, William Osler--often called the father of internal medicine--described the typical heart disease patient as "a keen and ambitious man, the indicator of whose engine is always at 'full speed ahead.'" In the 1950s, cardiologists Meyer Friedman, MD, and Ray Rosenman, MD, began their work connecting Type-A traits--free-floating hostility, impatience and insecurity--with cardiovascular disease. | | | BY REBECCA A. The man clutching his heart and falling dead of a heart attack during a fight with his wife has been the stuff of cliché. |
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| | Welcome to HeartSite.com |
| | Stress Echo: This test is uses ultrasound to examine the heart, before and immediately after exercise or chemical stress and uncover problems such as coronary artery disease. | | | Your on-line source for reliable and unbiased information about the evaluation and treatment of heart disease. | | | Echocardiogram: This test is uses ultrasound to examine the heart chambers, valves and the lining of the heart. |
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