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American Heart Association Heart & Stroke A-Z Guide

You are the best person to identify your personal risk factors for heart disease. Risk factors that you can modify include: activity, diet, and use of tobacco products. You are the one who will make the daily choices that will improve your health

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Atheroma of The Coronary Arteries

The commonest cause of changes in the luminal diameter of the epicardial coronary arteries is the presence of atheromatous plaques. The lesions may be discrete and localised or involve the greater length of the vessel.

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Atherosclerotic Plaques - Why do they rupture?

Plaque disruption and deep thrombus formation are involved in up to 75 % of all major ischaemic events�, Professor Michael Davies told delegates at a major plenary session of the Asian-Pacific Congress on Vascular Disease Prevention. But why does plaque

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Blood and Genetic Tests Used to Determine Heart Disease Risk

Triglycerides

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Coughing as a side-effect of blood pressure treatment

Some patients receiving angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors for the treatment of high blood pressure complain of a persistent, unproductive cough as a side effect of their medication. In some cases, the problem is troublesome enough for patient

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Fat and Cholesterol

Healthy lifestyle changes such as exercising regularly and quitting smoking can reduce your risk of heart disease, but another important change is one in dietary habits. Reduction in the certain types of fat and cholesterol are very important. Lipids are

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Heart Attack (Myocardial Infarction)

A heart attack is caused by a blood clot obstructing a coronary artery that supplies blood to the heart muscle, causing death of muscle.

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Ischaemic Heart Disease

Ischaemic heart disease (IHD) can be considered virtually synonymous with coronary artery disease. Atheromatous disease outweighs all other causes, but coronary arteritis and embolism can cause ischaemia

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