Megannnn. asked:


my boyfriend has crohns disease and heart disease.
and he drinkss.
the last time he did dhe got really sick.

is that really bad?
if so what does it do?

Juanita

Pants asked:


My brother went to the Dr. and discovered he had this heart murmur and the Dr. gave him lexapro and I looked up the drug and it says it shouldn’t be taken if yu have heart disease….What is this going to cause?

Jonathan

Timmy B asked:


What is the difference between rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease?

Arnold

Ashley E asked:


I’m trying to avoid going to the doctor because my insurance is throwing a fit… but I just got diagnosed with valvular heart disease a few months ago. I have regurgitation in my aortic, pulmonary, and mitric valves, and now I’m experiencing a sharp, stabbing pain under my left armpit towards my shoulder. Is it related, or could I have just pulled a muscle? Any ideas on what it could be are very welcome!

Leroy

Kyle J. Norton asked:


As we mentioned in the previous articles, heart diseases are caused by high blood pressure that contributes to the hardening of the arteries. High levels of bad cholesterol (LDL) build up in the arteries as a result of uncontrolled diet with high levels of saturated fat and trans fat.

Heart diseases affecting heart valves occur when the mitral valve in the heart narrows, causing the heart to work harder to pump blood from the left atrium into the ventricle.

Here are some types of heart disease affecting heart valves:

1. Mitral Stenosis

Mitral Stenosis is a heart valve disorder that involves a narrowing or blockage of the opening of the mitral valve causing the volume and pressure of blood in the left atrium increases.

2. Mitral valves regurgitation

Mitral regurgitation is the heart disease in which your heart’s mitral valve doesn’t close tightly causing the blood to be unable to move through the heart efficiently. Symptoms of mitral valve regurgitation are fatigue and shortness of breath.

3. Mitral valves prolapse

In mitral valve prolapse, one or both leaflets of the valve are too large resulting in uneven closure of the valve during each heartbeat. Symptoms of mitral valves prolapse are palpitation, shortness of breath, dizzy, fatigue and chest pains.

4. Aortic Stenosis

With aging, protein collagen of the valve leaflets are destroyed and calcium is deposited on the leaflets causing scarring, thickening, and stenosis of the valve therefore increasing the wear and tear on the valve leaflets resulting in the symptoms and heart problems of aortic stenosis.

5. Aortic regurgitation

Aortic regurgitation is the leaking of the aortic valve of the heart that causes blood to flow in the reverse direction during ventricular diastole, from the aorta into the left ventricle. Symptoms of aortic regurgitation include fatigue or weakness, shortness of breath, chest pain, palpitation and irregular heart beats.

6. Tricuspid stenosis

Tricuspid stenosis is the narrowing of the orifice of the tricuspid valve of the heart causing increased resistance to blood flow through the valve. Symptoms of tricuspid stenosis include fatigue, enlarged liver, abdominal swelling, neck discomfort and leg and ankle swelling.

7. Tricuspid regurgitation.

Tricuspid regurgitation is the failure of the right ventricular causing blood to leak back through the tricuspid valve from the right ventricle into the right atrium of the heart. Symptoms of tricuspid regurgitation include leg and ankle swelling and swelling in the abdomen.

I hope the above information will help you to understand heart diseases better. If you would like to read more of the above subject, please visit my home page at:

http://medicaladvisorjournals.blogspot.com

http://heartdiseasespartv.blogspot.com/



Jason

lolololo asked:


How exercise can help reduce high blood pressure and heart disease?

Bonnie

spacezebra asked:


I can find plenty of information on congenital heart disease and plenty of information on cell signaling/signal transduction but i cant find out how they are related can anyone help?

Cathy

Ernest Barby asked:


When it comes to Heart Disease, men usually come off worse than women. It seems that men have a much higher chance of developing the condition than women do though that is not to say that women do not develop the condition. They do, though most women who suffer form the condition are over a certain age.

Women and Heart Disease

It is thought that in America there are eight million women living with Heart Disease and of those it is estimated that just over 400,000 women have heart attacks each year. The condition is in fact one of the most deadly and it is one of the biggest killers of women each year.

As mentioned the age of the woman does seem to make a difference. Once a woman has been through the menopause, the chances of her developing Heart Disease rise dramatically. Whilst men do have the highest chance of developing the condition, if they do have Heart Disease and if they suffer a heart attack, the chances of them recovering are a lot better than if a woman suffering from the same condition had a heart attack.

In fact, it seems that Heart Disease in women is actually a lot more fatal than Heart Disease in men. As for how the condition develops, it is slightly different to how it develops within males.

In males the disease tends to develop in the main, larger coronary arteries, but with women it tends to develop in the smaller arteries. This could be the reason why there are more fatalities in women than in men. It seems that a complete lack of understanding does not help many women as they believe it will not affect them and if it does it is not particularly serious. So, just what can be done?

Well firstly women need to start taking care of themselves more. Smoking, eating unhealthily and a lack of exercise will not help so you need to choose a healthier lifestyle. Also, low cholesterol level needs to be kept so ensure that you have regular check ups with the doctor just to be sure!

Overall Heart Disease in women is a big problem despite people’s lack of knowledge on the subject. Women do need to start thinking of their health and by choosing a healthier lifestyle they will be contributing towards preventing the condition. So, whilst Heart Disease tends to affect more men, it still affects women and it is often more deadly in women too.



Annette

Verlyn Ross asked:


This article is written to identify the risk factors for heart disease. If one does not understand what the risk factors are, it is difficult to avoid them. I hope that it is very beneficial to you.

Coronary heart disease is to blame for approximately 1.2 million heart attacks that take place in the United States every year. Of these 1.2 million people, more than 40 percent of them will fall victim to a heart attack that will be fatal. But the numbers get even scarier from there. An estimated 335,000 individuals who suffer heart attacks will die en-route to the hospital or else will not leave the emergency room alive. The American Heart Association estimates that in the United States, 7 million people will suffer a heart attack at some point in their lives.

Heart disease is very prevalent and is becoming more and more so in society. Very often heart disease is known as the silent killer because it shows no obvious symptoms and it sneaks up on a person completely unannounced. It is critically important to become educated about the factors that make one person more susceptible to developing this disease over another. The risk factors can be broken down into those that are controllable and those that are not. Lets take a look at both.

As far as risk factors that cannot be controlled, men are more likely to suffer heart attacks than are women and the risk of heart disease increases with age. For example a 50 or 60-year-old man is more likely to become afflicted than is a 30 or 35-year-old man. This is not to say however than women never suffer from heart disease but it is less widespread in women. When women do suffer from it, it is usually women who are past menopause.

Those with a family history of heart attacks and heart conditions are more likely to suffer from it, as there is a genetic connection that has been borne out by research. Certain races of people are more likely to be afflicted than others. For example, Caucasians are less likely to suffer from this disease than are African Americans, African Indians and finally, Mexican Americans.

But there is some good news as there are factors related to heart disease that are within a persons control. Cholesterol rates can be influenced by the foods you consume and how much exercise you get on a regular basis. What is known as bad cholesterol is a high level of LDL and good cholesterol is known as HDL. You must aim to keep your HDL as high as possible and your LDL as low as possible. Smoking is another controllable risk factor involved with heart disease. If you smoke, try to kick the habit and if you do not smoke, then good for you, never start.

A complete or partial lack of exercise can increase your chance of developing heart disease. Aim for at least 20 to 30 minutes of physical activity every day or at least every second day for starters. Obesity can play a role in heart disease and be aware that you are considered to be obese if you are more than an estimated 20% over what is deemed your ideal weight. Another controllable risk factor is anger and stress that has been allowed to build up over an extended period of time. Seek out ways to improve your coping mechanisms.



Adam

Ben asked:


I know that Triglycerides strengthen the link between diabetes and heart disease but how does that go?

Steve