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| | Coronary heart disease - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
 | | The pain associated with very advanced CHD is known as angina, and usually presents as a sensation of pressure in the chest, arm pain, jaw pain, and other forms of discomfort. | | | The InVision Guide to a Healthy Heart An interactive website on the development and function of the cardiovascular system and cardiovascular diseases and consequences. | | | These streaks represent the early stage of atherosclerotic heart disease and do not obstruct the flow of blood. |
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coronary_heart_disease
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| | MSN Encarta - Coronary Heart Disease |
| | This oxygen deficit leads to two main consequences: chest pain known as angina pectoris, and heart attack, in which part of the heart dies because of oxygen deprivation. | | | A person having a heart attack typically feels an intense, crushing pain in the chest, especially on the left side. | | | Angina is typically felt as a heavy, squeezing pain in the center of the chest. |
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http://encarta.msn.com/encnet/refpages/RefArticle.aspx?refid=1741575718
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| | Coronary Heart Disease |
| | Impaired pumping function of the heart may be treated with digitalis drugs or ACE inhibitors. | | | The part of the heart that does not receive oxygen begins to die, and some of the heart muscle may be permanently damaged. | | | Medications are prescribed according to the nature of the patient's CHD and other problems. |
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http://fbhc.org/Patients/Modules/chd.cfm
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| | A.R.E. Health & Rejuvenation Research Center - The Cayce Health Database |
| | First, especially with advanced disease, it was emphasized that these should be given "professionally and scientifically" in a positive but gentle manner. | | | Similarly, 3 individuals were instructed to receive "osteopathic massages", conveying the impression of a much gentler mode of therapy. | | | He did instruct another 5 people, however, to continue their medicine to help them through acute clinical conditions until the other suggested therapies could be of some benefit. |
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http://www.edgarcayce.org/health/database/chdata/data/prcorh3a.html
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| | Cardiovascular Diseases - Coronary Heart Disease |
| | Some persons with CHD have no symptoms, some have episodes of mild chest pain, and some have more severe chest pain. | | | But, knowing your risk factors to any disease can help to guide you into the appropriate actions, including changing behaviors and being clinically monitored for the disease. | | | If too little oxygenated blood reaches the heart, a person will experience chest pain called angina. |
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http://uuhsc.utah.edu/healthinfo/adult/cardiac/coronary.htm
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| | Discovery Health :: Men's Health :: Coronary Heart Disease |
| | The classic indicator of CHD is angina, or chest pain. | | | Symptoms of CHD vary widely and do not necessarily indicate the severity of the condition. | | | Although family medical history or genetics can't be changed, a person can lower his or her risk for developing CHD. |
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http://health.discovery.com/centers/mens/articles/coronary_heart_disease.html
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| | Cholesterol & Coronary Heart Disease |
| | The relationship of reduction in incidence of coronary heart disease to cholesterol lowering. | | | In contrast to coronary heart disease, however, only 10% to 15% of stroke is related to large vessel atherosclerosis. | | | [51] However coronary heart disease is known to be a precursor to ischemic stroke. |
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| | Coronary Artery Disease |
| | If its blood supply is inadequate to meet the heart muscle's needs, ischemia occurs, and you may feel chest pain or other symptoms. | | | Laser beams are used to make channels through the heart muscle to increase blood flow to heart tissue. | | | Your heart, also a muscle, needs oxygen and nutrients to keep working. |
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| | The Physician and Sportsmedicine: Preventing Coronary Heart Disease |
| | The British Regional Heart Study (32) assessed cardiovascular disease among 7,735 men between the ages of 40 and 59 who were randomly chosen from general medical practices in socioeconomically representative communities in the United Kingdom. | | | All of the epidemiologic studies examining the relationship between CHD and physical activity or physical fitness have been observational in their research design. | | | The findings among men without preexisting CHD are in contrast to most other studies that have observed CHD risk to decline progressively with higher levels of physical activity. |
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| | Research on Cardiovascular Disease in Women |
| | As a result, many of the tests and therapies used to treat women for CHD are based on studies conducted predominantly in men, according to two evidence reviews on CHD conducted by AHRQ's Evidence-based Practice Center (EPC) at the University of California, San Francisco/Stanford. | | | Findings from current research projects of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) focusing on cardiovascular disease in women are summarized here. | | | The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) supports a vigorous women's health research program, including research focused on CVD in women. |
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http://www.ahcpr.gov/research/womheart.htm
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| | Coronary Heart Disease |
| | CPR training is offered in schools, places of business, and church and community functions, and everyone seems to recognize that prevention of coronary heart disease is a partnership between the public and the medical community. | | | They must be sought actively, and much of the responsibility for their detection lies with each of us as individuals. | | | In the past two decades, millions of Americans have learned about these risk factors and have tried to modify them favorable by seeking medical attention and by changing life-style. |
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| | Coronary Heart Disease Resources - A Resource of LipidHealth.org |
| | The primary focus of the NLEC initiative is to educate physicians and other healthcare professionals about the rationale for aggressive cholesterol-lowering therapy, with emphasis on a more targeted strategy in undertreated high-risk groups. | | | Physicians need guidance and clarification of historic and new data to enhance their implementation of therapeutic strategies in treating patients with dyslipidemia. | | | Healthcare professionals can view the NLEC's vast information library at www.lipidhealth.org, but with CoronaryHeartDisease.org, we are also able to present an overview of information from the latest research specifically regarding coronary heart disease. |
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http://www.coronaryheartdisease.org
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| | MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Stable angina |
| | Angina is chest pain caused by too little blood flow to the heart muscle. The pain usually begins slowly and gets worse over a period of minutes before going away. | | | Angina pectoris is the medical term for this type of chest pain. | | | The drug is for patients who do not respond to traditional angina treatment. It should be used in combination with other medicals. |
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http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000198.htm
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| | Preventing Coronary Heart Disease |
| | Many aspects of lifestyles are the key to prevention of coronary heart disease (CHD). | | | Medication may be needed when lifestyle changes aren't enough to keep blood pressure within normal range (less than 120/80). | | | Check with your doctor to see which type of exercise is best for you. |
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http://www.healthatoz.com/healthatoz/Atoz/dc/caz/card/coro/coroprevent.jsp
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| | Coronary Heart Disease |
| | Women need to be made aware of their risk for heart disease so that they can take steps to reduce its occurrence. | | | High blood pressure increases the heart's workload, causing it to enlarge and weaken. | | | There is a misperception that heart disease is a man's illness. |
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http://www.health.state.ny.us/nysdoh/heart/aboutchd.htm
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| | MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Coronary heart disease |
| | The pain associated with a heart attack is usually severe, lasts longer than the chest pain described above, and is not relieved by resting or nitroglycerin. | | | Calling your health care provider Return to top | | | FDA approval of brachytherapy is currently restricted to treatment of stent-related problems, although in some medical centers brachytherapy is being studied as a first-line treatment of coronary disease. |
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| | Coronary Artery Disease (CAD) - Swedish Medical Center, Seattle, Washington |
| | If you present to the emergency room with chest pain, some tests will be done right away to see if you are having an episode of angina or a heart attack. | | | Electrocardiogram (ECG, EKG) “ records the heart's activity by measuring electrical currents through the heart muscle; can reveal evidence of past heart attacks, acute heart attacks, and heart rhythm problems | | | Always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified health provider prior to starting any new treatment or with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition. |
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| | Coronary Heart Disease |
| | The pain of a heart attack is actually the pain of dying heart muscle tissue. | | | When this process occurs in the arteries leading to the heart, the result is coronary heart disease. | | | If the blood supply to the heart muscle is severely reduced or stopped, and the heart doesn’t receive the oxygen it needs, a ‘heart attack’ occurs. |
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http://www.ahaf.org/hrtstrok/about/CoronaryHeartDisease.htm
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| | CHD Explained |
| | If not enough oxygen-carrying blood reaches the heart, you may experience chest pain called angina. | | | Cholesterol is a waxy, fat-like substance that occurs naturally in all parts of the body and that your body needs to function normally. | | | It is present in cell walls or membranes everywhere in the body, including the brain, nerves, muscle, skin, liver, intestines, and heart. |
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http://www.nhlbisupport.com/chd1/chdexp.htm
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| | Coronary Heart Disease |
| | The buildup of these deposits causes partial obstruction to normal blood flow (press to enlarge image) and frequently results in some form of chest pain known as angina. | | | Coronary heart disease is characterized by an imbalance in the blood supply and demand of cardiac tissue. | | | Other underlying factors, such as heredity or family history of the disease, gender (men are more frequently affected earlier in life) and age, cannot be changed. |
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| | Coronary Artery Disease - Page 1 - HeartCenterOnline: |
| | Please consult your healthcare provider with any questions or concerns you may have regarding your condition. | | | Coronary artery disease (CAD) is a chronic disease in which the | | | As many as 50 percent of patients, however, have no symptoms until a heart attack occurs. |
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http://heart.healthcentersonline.com/cholesterol/coronaryarterydisease.cfm
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| | USNews.com: Health: Coronary Artery Disease: Overview |
| | The diminished blood flow can cause chest pain, or angina. | | | The widespread use of cholesterol-lowering drugs has helped reduce the number of heart attacks. | | | Using a 64-slice CT scanner, physicians evaluate a 54-year-old man who was complaining of increasing shortness of breath and unusual chest pain. |
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http://www.usnews.com/usnews/health/heart/cad/cad.about.htm
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| | Risk Factors and Coronary Heart Disease |
| | Some scientists have noted a relationship between coronary heart disease risk and stress in a person's life, their health behaviors and socioeconomic status. | | | Extensive clinical and statistical studies have identified several factors that increase the risk of coronary heart disease and heart attack. | | | Stress — Individual response to stress may be a contributing factor. |
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http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=235
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| | Coronary Heart Disease |
| | Coronary heart disease is the most common form of heart disease. | | | Children with parents who have heart disease are more likely to develop it themselves. | | | The only certain way to diagnose and measure the extent of coronary heart disease is through the use of coronary angiography. |
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http://www.mamashealth.com/Coronary.asp
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| | Coronary Heart Disease - Heart Information Health Guide |
| | Coronary Heart Disease - Heart Information Health Guide | | | Heart attacks result from heart disease, which is caused by blood vessel disease in the heart. | | | Controlling risk factors remains the key to preventing illness and death from CHD. |
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http://www.umm.edu/cardiac/coronary.htm
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| | Coronary Heart Disease - Risk Calculator |
| | Information for this Coronary Heart Disease Risk Calculator comes from the Framingham Heart Study. | | | % risk of heart disease in 10 years | | | Prediction of Coronary Heart Disease Using Risk Factor Categories. |
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http://www.intmed.mcw.edu/clincalc/heartrisk.html
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| | NHLBI, Facts About Coronary Heart Disease |
| | This publlication has been discontinued and replaced by new content in the A-Z Diseases and Conditions Index. | | | Home » Information for Patients and the Public » Heart » Other Heart | | | Please select What is Coronary Artery Disease to go to the new content. |
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http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/public/heart/other/chdfacts.htm
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| | Screening: Coronary Heart Disease |
| | Rationale: The USPSTF found inadequate evidence to determine the extent to which the added detection offered by ECG, ETT, or EBCT (beyond that obtained by ascertainment of conventional CHD risk factors; go to Clinical Considerations) would result in interventions that lead to improved CHD-related health outcomes among adults at increased risk for CHD events. | | | As a result, the USPSTF could not determine the balance between benefits and harms of screening this population for CHD. | | | Rationale: The USPSTF found at least fair evidence that ECG or ETT can detect some asymptomatic adults at increased risk for CHD events independent of conventional CHD risk factors (go to Clinical Considerations), and that ETT can detect severe CAS in a small number of asymptomatic adults. |
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