Heart diseases are becoming more common these days in humans, that too, at an early stage in life. An alarming number of deaths occur due to these heart diseases. In fact, heart diseases are the leading single cause of death globally. In the United States alone 1 in 2 women die of heart disease. The sad fact is that this number is on the rise Read More...
Pain Killers may kill your Heart!
March 30th, 2009 by Meredith
There is a close connection between painkillers and heart diseases. Painkillers act as a boost to heart failure-related diseases. For those who never had a heart failure, the risk of hospitalization for the first time, mostly was due to the use of painkillers. For patients with pre-existing heart failure, painkillers only made things worse Read More...
The Most Widespread Congenital Heart Defects in Newborn Babies
March 18th, 2009 by admin
The word “congenital” means inborn or present at birth. Each year, an estimated forty thousand children are born with a congenital heart disease. Statistics reveal that in the United States alone, there are more than 25,000 babies who are born with congenital heart defects and the sad fact is that the numbers are on the rise Read More...
Cardiac Rehabilitation for a Healthier Heart!
March 18th, 2009 by Alex
Coronary heart diseases have been the foremost cause of the deaths of thousands of men and women in the United States. This condition occurs when the arteries supplying blood to the heart are blocked by fatty deposits. There are several risk factors, which increase the probability of a coronary heart disease Read More...
Do’s and Don’ts during a Heart Attack
March 10th, 2009 by admin
Symptoms of heart attack may vary from person to person. With the increasing number of deaths due to cardiovascular diseases, it is important that you should know these symptoms to save yourself or your loved ones. Mostly it starts as a discomfort (pressure, squeezing, fullness, or pain) in the center of the chest that lasts for a few minutes Read More...
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