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Aspirin to Prevent Stroke or Heart Attack
By Geri K. Metzger, Staff Writer For some seniors, there's little room left in the medicine organizer on the counter. You might already have several pills and supplements to help..
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Atrial Fibrillation on the Rise
By Louis Neipris, M. D. , Staff Writer Each year, about two million Americans experience atrial fibrillation (AF). This condition causes about 15 percent of the strokes in the U...
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BNP: A Blood Test That Can Detect Heart Failure
Blood tests can explain a lot about your health. To find or monitor heart failure, your doctor may check the level of BNP, or b-type natriuretic peptide, in your blood...
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Checklist for Coping With Congestive Heart Failure
Not long ago congestive heart failure (CHF) was barely treatable. Now there are a variety of medications that strengthen heart muscle and lower the heart's workload. Bypass..
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COPD: Are You at Risk?
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a serious lung disease that makes it hard to breathe. COPD includes chronic bronchitis and emphysema. It is the fourth leading..
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Diagnosing Coronary Heart Disease
The diagnosis of coronary heart disease is based on patient history, physical examination, symptoms and the results of testing. Many times, coronary heart disease produces few if..
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Heart Attack
Chest pain can be associated with many medical disorders. It can have a cardiac basis, meaning that it is related to your heart, or it can be a sign that there is a problem in..
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Heart Failure and a Healthy Diet: Tips to Cut Back on Salt
In heart failure, the heart is weakened and can't pump as well as it should. As a result, fluid builds up in the tissues of your body. This excess fluid causes symptoms such as..
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Heart Palpitations: When It's Nothing, When It's Serious
Ever feel like your heart is skipping a beat? Fluttering around inside your chest? Pounding too hard or too fast? You are probably having heart palpitations. Most of the time,..
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High Blood Pressure and Aging
My blood pressure was high. What does it mean? You go to the doctor and discover that your blood pressure is elevated. What does this mean? Do you need to start taking blood..
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Is It a Heart Attack or Heartburn?
You'll know when you're having a heart attack by that telltale elephant-sitting-on-your-chest feeling, right? Probably, but not always...
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Nutty Ways to Keep Your Heart Healthy
Love nuts? Research continues to show that eating nuts as part of a healthy diet can be good for you. This doesn't mean you should pile them on top of your next hot fudge sundae,..
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Prehypertension
The effects of high blood pressure, or hypertension, can be hard to understand. You usually don't have symptoms and you can't see the damage it's causing to your blood vessels...
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Risk Factors for Coronary Heart Disease
Coronary heart disease (CHD) affects more than 7 million Americans, making it the most common form of heart disease. Men initially have a greater risk for developing CHD than..
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Symptoms of Coronary Heart Disease
Coronary artery disease usually progresses slowly over many years. Symptoms may not appear until the disease is advanced. Often, the first symptoms are shortness of breath when..
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Taking Charge of Blood Pressure
Do you have high blood pressure? Learn more about what high blood pressure is and some tips that can help you in managing your high blood pressure...
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'Tis the Season...for Heart Attacks?
More people die of heart attacks during December than any other month of the year. There are several theories as to why this happens...
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What Happens After a Heart Attack?
For a few days following a heart attack, patients are observed in a special area of the hospital called the cardiac care or intensive care unit (CCU or ICU). During this time,..
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What Happens During a Heart Attack?
The heart is a muscle that acts as a pump. The heart pumps blood, rich in carbon dioxide and depleted of oxygen, through the lungs. The lungs remove carbon and add oxygen. Once..
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What Is Cholesterol and How Does It Affect Me?
You've heard about cholesterol and know that you have to "watch it" to stay healthy. But what is cholesterol, and what exactly are you watching?..
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What Is Coronary Heart Disease?
Anatomy image insertion begins Anatomy image insertion ends Coronary heart disease (CHD), also called coronary artery disease, is a condition that affects arteries that deliver..
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What Is High Blood Pressure?
What is blood pressure and how is it measured? Blood pressure is measured as millimeters of mercury (mm Hg), though few people directly refer to these units. More often, you'll..
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What Is the Outlook for Someone Diagnosed With Coronary Heart Disease?
Coronary heart disease (CHD) is a chronic condition that requires close medical supervision. The prognosis differs for each person because the severity of CHD varies greatly from..
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Women and Heart Disease
By Geri K. Metzger, Staff Writer Heart disease often looks different in women than it does in the typical male, researchers say. Because of this, it's not easily seen with the..
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Women, Take Charge of Your Heart
By Diane Griffith, Staff Writer Heart disease. Isn't that a man's problem? Many women mistakenly think so. But did you know that heart disease and stroke are the number one..
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Working Off High Blood Pressure
Take steps to control your high blood pressure and bring it to normal levels. Exercise and losing weight (if you are overweight) can help you do that and might even keep you from..
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