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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. Heart Diseases: UK Has the Highest Heart Disease Rates of the WorldAuthor: Hector Milla 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 due to dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM), which is an enlargement of the entire heart, explain researchers. In the United States, 4 to 8 per 100,000 people are affected by DCM, but African overall incidence is unknown, because the corresponding studies have not been made yet. Researchers’ findings show that Peripartum cardiomyopathy has a very high incidence throughout Africa and Nigeria. This illness can cause heart failure and it develops between the last month of pregnancy and the first five months after childbirth. Peripartum cardiomyopathy incidence in the US is 1 in 15,000 deliveries; meanwhile the incidence in South Africa is 1 in 1,000 cases. DCM is caused by various factors, under generally accepted African theory. These include untreated high blood pressure, infective and toxic agents, inappropriate immunologic reactions, nutritional deficiencies, and genetic factors. According to experts, it is important to do more research to understand the underlying reasons for Africa’s high cardiomyopathy rate, and prevent or reduce it. Article written by Hector Milla, editor of http://www.heartdiseasesympton.com a website about heart disease symptoms. You may see a full list of 100 heart disease articles at http://www.heartdiseasesympton.com/xenu.html , thanks for using this heart disease article in your website or ezine keeping a live link. ...
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Keywords: Chinese medicine, Chinese herbal medicine, cardiology, coronary heart disease (CHD), coronary artery disease (CAD) ********** Coronary heart disease, also called coronary artery disease (CAD), refers to athero- and arteriosclerosis of the large and medium-sized arteries supplying the heart. Arteriosclerosis is a generic term for thickening and loss of elasticity of the arterial walls, thus restricting and reducing blood flow through those arteries. Atherosclerosis is the most common form of arteriosclerosis. The major complications of CHD are angina pectoris, myocardia ... 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 t ... See entire summary of Heart Disease and Heart Attack Articles |
