Heart Diseases

How Fruit Can Reduce Your Cholesterol Levels

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Eating more fruit may be one of the best things you can do for your health, and your cholesterol levels. Find out how fresh fruit works with your cholesterol to achieve a better balance and contribute to a healthier lifestyle.

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Oxygen Level on Flights May Hit Danger Mark

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A small U.K. study reports that as a result of changes in cabin pressure on commercial airplanes, oxygen levels drop to a degree that is potentially dangerous for people with heart and lung problems.

Definition of saturated fatty acids

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Saturated fats are fatty acids in which the carbon backbone consists entirely of single bonds. In the diet, saturated fats are found mainly in animal products, but are also present in certain plan foods, especially coconut and palm oils.

High Cholesterol Food List

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The best way to really buckle down and eat healthy low cholesterol foods is to make several lists of all the foods that you should stay away from and begin substituting the high cholesterol for the low cholesterol foods. Categorizing the high cholesterol foods helps you to visually understand your d

Mitral Valve Regurgitation-Symptoms

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Symptoms of chronic mitral valve regurgitation (MR) may take decades to appear. With acute MR, symptoms come on suddenly and you are critically ill.Chronic mitral valve regurgitationIf you have mild - to - moderate chronic mitral valve regurgitation, you may never develop symptoms. If you have ...

Treatment For Hardening of the Arteries - 5 Steps Worth Considering

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The good news is that current treatment for hardening of the arteries and related diseases seems to be working. This point is driven home by a new study revealing a one third decrease in the annual death rate from coronary artery disease, which of course is closely linked to hardening of the arterie

Congestive Cardiac Failure and Its Medical Management

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The objective of management in congestive heart failure is to eradicate or minimize those factors which precipitate the disease. It is also aimed at strengthening the heart to cope with the stress and to reduce sodium and water retention.

How to Beat Cholesterol

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Cholesterol is a fat-like substance produced by the body and found in certain foods. When unhealthy levels of the substance exist in you body, the cholesterol begins to form a thick plaque on the walls of the arteries that carry blood to the heart. The restricted blood flow as a result of arterial p

Heart Disease - The Effects of an Unhealthy Heart

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The most important muscle in your body that you cannot do without is the heart. The heart is a muscle that pumps blood around the body. It has two main objectives and that is to take the oxygen from your lungs and then pump the oxygen into your blood. The blood is then pumped around your body.

What Is Mixed Hyperlipidemia?

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Hyperlipidemia (also called multiple lipoprotein-type hyperlipidemia) is a genetic disorder in which a combination of high cholesterol and high triglycerides is inherited and passed down from family members. This is one of the most common contributors to early heart attacks. The condition may be wor

Prevention Of Yet Another Heart Attack

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Even for healthy people with no history of heart attack, regular medical check-ups are still highly recommended. This is to ensure that any lurking coronary risk factors or any other possible symptoms of heart disease can be revealed earlier. So what does a regular medical check-up consist of? It sh