Wednesday, May 12, 2010

What are the benefits of testing positive for having genetic heart disease

What are the benefits of testing positive for having genetic heart disease?
what are some of the positive aspects of a person knowing their status and how they could be affected with some type of heart disease at some point in their life.
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The person could find ways to maintain his health as long as possible; stop risky behaviours, start healthy ones.
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It allows them to be better prepared to emotionally deal with the situation when it is full blown and it can aid in a person making healthier decisions to offset the prognosis.
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Now they can do something about it even if all they do is write out a will a little earlier.
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If you start to have problems heart related it will be a faster diagnosis and treatment. Also if you ever have a child, doctors will closely monitor the development of the fetal heart for defects and problems as well as through the child's growth and development.
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I guess the main benefit would be that you are more actively aware than most people of how important your health is, and you would be more likely to take precautions and lower your risk of heart disease. It might encourage you to eat better, exercise more, see your doctor more regularly, and know the warning signs for when you have a problem. You could even work to lower your risk below the average! Knowing is better than not knowing, anyway.
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Well knowing you might have a predisposition to heart disease , doesn't mean you will die of heart disease, it just means the chances are good. However that being said, if you know , you can do the lifestyle changes necessary to not have a heart attack. Start exercising regularly , start eating more healthy foods, get regular check ups like ekgs, stress tests etc. Learn to control your stress and your anger by meditation, prayer, yoga whatever works for you. I had a heart attack last november, there is heart disease in my family but it wasn't due to that. I had dehydrated during a flu. So just try and stay as healthy as you can and don't worry you're ill, just try to be content in the situation you're in and work to make it better .
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Forewarned is forearmed. If you know that you have a predisposition for such a problem you can take steps to help prevent it or lessen it's impact on your health.
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if i had known as a child i was born without a closing heart valvue on the right arota it could have been surgically corrected before i had a heart attack

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