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Heart Disease Facts & Resources from Health Issues Today
We hope that these pages will help you in your fight against heart disease and its grip on our world today. There are many resources listed here to enlighten you and help you build your health library, please take advantage of them. You can get a free ebook about heart disease by signing up using the form on the left side of this page. God bless and good luck in your battle against heart disease. A Change of Heart: How the Framingham Heart Study Helped Unravel the Mysteries of Cardiovascular DiseaseAuthor: Science News NEW YORK -- Women who develop preeclampsia should be counseled about the risk in subsequent gestations and strategies to contain these risks, according to Baha M. Sibai, M.D. In addition, more general implications about health in later life should be discussed with the patient, said Dr. Sibai, who is professor and chairman of obstetrics and gynecology at the University of Cincinnati. He made his report at an obstetrics symposium sponsored by Columbia University and New York Presbyterian Hospital. About 20%-30% of women who have had an episode of preeclampsia will develop the disorder in a subsequent pregnancy, which makes this history at least as significant a risk factor for future preeclampsia as chronic hypertension, renal disease, and pregestational diabetes. The earlier in the first gestation preeclampsia developed, the higher the risk of recurrence in the next: the condition returned in more than half of women who had their first episode before week 27, compared with a 40% recurrence when the index episode was between week 27 and 30, and 20% at week 37 or after. A severe episode of preeclampsia or eclampsia also is associated with a worse outcome in subsequent pregnancies, with an increased risk of intrauterine growth retardation, perinatal loss, and abruptio placentae. Here, too, the earlier the episode occurred in the first gestation, the greater the risk to the second, Dr. Sibai said. ...
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Cardiomyopathy is a rare heart muscle disease over the world, but not in Africa where it is one of the major causes of heart failure, according to experts that reviewed all available cardiomyopathy studies performed in Africa, along with all the information about the causes and types of heart muscle disease in Africa, where 10 per cent of the world’s population lives. A 10 per cent to 17 per cent of cardiac problems found through autopsies in South Africa and Uganda, and 17 per cent to 48 per cent of heart failure diagnoses in many parts of Africa are d ... When is the last time you ate cranberries? Was it with a turkey dinner? With all the research pointing to the amazing health benefits of this simple berry, shouldn't cranberries be more than a once a year side dish? How Cranberries Are Proving Their Strength: The Cranberry Institute provides the results of studies and research that highlight the fantastic health benefits of the humble cranberry. Cranberries have been used for thousands of years by Native Americans as a source of food and to extend the shelf life of dried meats. Colonial sail ... See entire summary of Heart Disease and Heart Attack Articles |
