Heart Arteries
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Heart Attack Vs Cardiac Arrest
It is not uncommon for a person with minimal medical knowledge to get confused between a heart attack and cardiac arrest. Though the two sound similar, they are very different.
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Google Glass Helps Cardiologists Open Blocked Heart Artery
In a world's first, a group of cardiologists has successfully used the eye-wearable device Google Glass to guide the opening up of a chronically blocked right coronary artery in the cardiac cath lab.
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Neglected neighbourhoods bad for heart
Beyond personal factors such as income, living in poorer and less closely-knit neighbourhoods may raise one's risks of underlying heart disease, starting as early as middle age.
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Smoking ups aneurysm rupture risk
Women who smoke are more likely to undergo surgery for an abdominal aortic aneurysm or to experience a ruptured aneurysm.
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Calcium in arteries ups heart attack risk
Even when cholesterol is being controlled, increasing deposits of calcium in coronary arteries may increase the odds of having a heart attack.
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Exercise boosts artery health in teens
Obese teens can reverse early signs of artery disease by exercising even if they do not lose weight. The negative effects of obesity on artery health are evident at an early age and this is one of the reasons that obesity in young people can become a big problem in later life in terms of cardiovascular disease.
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Heart Attack Vs Cardiac Arrest
It is not uncommon for a person with minimal medical knowledge to get confused between a heart attack and cardiac arrest. Though the two sound similar, they are very different.
-
Google Glass Helps Cardiologists Open Blocked Heart Artery
In a world's first, a group of cardiologists has successfully used the eye-wearable device Google Glass to guide the opening up of a chronically blocked right coronary artery in the cardiac cath lab.
-
Neglected neighbourhoods bad for heart
Beyond personal factors such as income, living in poorer and less closely-knit neighbourhoods may raise one's risks of underlying heart disease, starting as early as middle age.
-
Smoking ups aneurysm rupture risk
Women who smoke are more likely to undergo surgery for an abdominal aortic aneurysm or to experience a ruptured aneurysm.
-
Calcium in arteries ups heart attack risk
Even when cholesterol is being controlled, increasing deposits of calcium in coronary arteries may increase the odds of having a heart attack.
-
Exercise boosts artery health in teens
Obese teens can reverse early signs of artery disease by exercising even if they do not lose weight. The negative effects of obesity on artery health are evident at an early age and this is one of the reasons that obesity in young people can become a big problem in later life in terms of cardiovascular disease.
