Wednesday, November 28, 2012

Shoudl children take asperin for preventing heart disease

Shoudl children take asperin for preventing heart disease?
I heard something that apersin help inflamation. I heard that adults should take like 2 asprin a day. Should kids do something too.
Heart Diseases - 5 Answers
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Hell NO! You are a fool. Look up Reyes Syndrome. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reyes_syndrome People with no common sense / over protective like you shouldn't have children as you end up doing them more harm.
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Nope! The body is an evolving thing. Introduce too many things, and the body gets used to them. And them becomes dependant on them. The body is awesome. Let it do its' worlk. Ann added note: My little (at the time, tiny) brother was in the back seat of my car, as I was trying to help him, vomiting and dying, while my mom rushed to the Hospital. So NO ASPIRIN.
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No, adults are only supposed to take one small dose aspirin daily and that is not even for every adult, its more older people or people with heart issues already diagnosed. Children under the age of 18 are NOT supposed to take aspirin ever ever ever, it can be deadly. Not for any reason- heart worries, illness, headache, etc. They have to take tylenol or advil. Besides the Reyes syndrome which is the possibly deadly thing, it also increases your risk of internal bleeding and stomach ulcers, etc. Aspirin doesn't quite work like that anyway. I don't think young people like in their 20s/30s ever really should take it either on a daily basis, unless they have some particular medical condition and their doc recommends it specifically. If you want kids/teens to grow up and not have heart problems they should eat well, get daily exercise and not smoke. That is way more effective for your overall health as an adult, and will keep you from getting heart problems that require you to take aspirin or other meds when you're in your fifties or sixties.
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Aspirin is no longer used in children and adolescents, owing to the risk of Reye's syndrome.
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Children should NEVER take aspirin as it can produce the potentially fatal Reyes Syndrome. A recent study looking at healthy men taking low dose aspirin as a preventative also recently came out against its use. This was because even in healthy adults the risks outweighed the benefits

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Saturday, November 24, 2012

How does ApoA-1 Milano reduce plaque to reverse heart disease

How does ApoA-1 Milano reduce plaque to reverse heart disease?
How many percent of decrease in size of plaque and for how long? What's success rate? especially for microvascular system.
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ApoA-I Milano (Apolipoprotein) or aka HDL or the good cholesterol, which have been known long ago to reduce plaque inside the arteries (which causes heart diseases). Cedars-Heart Center claims 30% reduction of the plaque in 5 weeks. ApoA-I Milano is a naturally occurring mutant of ApoA-I, found in a family descended from a single couple of the 18th century. First described in 1980, it was the first known molecular abnormality of apolipoproteins. Paradoxically, carriers of this mutation have very low HDL cholesterol levels, but no increase in the risk of heart disease. Biochemically, ApoA-I contains an extra cysteine bridge, causing it to exist as a homodimer or as a heterodimer with ApoA-II. However, the enhanced cardioprotective activity of this mutant (which likely depends on cholesterol efflux) cannot easily be replicated by other cysteine mutants. Recombinant Apo-I Milano dimers formulated into liposomes can reduce atheromas in animal models by up to 30%. ApoA-I Milano has also been shown in small clinical trials to have a statistically significant effect in reducing (reversing) plaque build-up on arterial walls. In human trials the reversal of plaque build-up was measured over the course of five weeks. Once-a-week intravenous administration of recombinant apo A-1 Milano (ETC-216) for five weeks led to a significant and measurable shrinkage of human coronary artery plaques as measured by intravascular ultrasound technique. These findings are unprecedented in that reversal of plaque size has been shown in five short weeks. At this time, there are on-going studies for Apo A1-Milano. The process to produce this drug and design a study of this type can take several years. As of 2007, studies published in the internet (pubmed) are in phase II (of IV phases) clinical trials (hence covering a very small portion of the human population). Moreover, most of the studies done so far are in animals

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Tuesday, November 20, 2012

Please tell me from your personal experience what heart disease feels like on a daily basis

Please tell me from your personal experience what heart disease feels like on a daily basis?
My symtoms are classic "textbook", but I'd like to hear from others about your peticular sensations and any sucess you've had with "alternative medicine". ~ thank-you.
Heart Diseases - 4 Answers
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the only difference i feel is the depression mentally from knowing I have it. I have had three heart attacks and three stents. ask your doctor if you can take cymbalta, it will alleviate some of your stress.
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well for staters there is the constant daily diet of tablets i'm on rapramil, tildium, asprin, and a whole lot of others that gets you down because most of these drugs slow the metabolic rate and if your overweight like i am i does not help its a catch 22 i'm ok in the morning but about early afternoon i'm tired/ fatigued i lie down but cant sleep as my mind is still active if i try to do too much i will get the pains usually in my neck and the tingles in the finger tips so then its time to spray the GTN sit down try and relax and start all over again tyhey wont put me on the list for a by-pass as they say the medication is controlling the condition when i do finally die i want on my grave stone too late i told you i was i'll.
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I had a heart attack and recieved 2 stents in December. I feel better today than I did before the attack.
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I have been taking Lipitor for my high cholesterol and I take nothing for my high blood pressure You go through life not really feeling anything and not even thinking about my condition I just live my life from day to day

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Friday, November 16, 2012

What are the effects of supplement potassium on a person with heart disease and diabetes

What are the effects of supplement potassium on a person with heart disease and diabetes?
thanks
Other - Health - 2 Answers
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First, no one should take potassium without the supervision of a doctor. Too much potassium can cause renal and cardiac damage which can be fatal. Someone who is diabetic should never, ever take any supplements without the advice and supervision of a doctor.
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Pick up a book called "The Ultimate Healing System" by Donald Lepore. You have two electrolytes: potassium and sodium. You need the potassium to balance out the sodium. The doctors will put a person with high blood pressure on a low sodium diet without any regard to what it really does... it sets the person up for a stroke because without sufficient sodium the blood could clot causing a stroke on the left side, Bell's Palsy on the left side, and will often develop food allergies. A lack of sodium will actually set a person up for diabetes (I'm not talking about table salt here!) and will result in high systolic blood pressure. Potassium deficiency will result in edema and a build-up of sodium in the body, Bell's Palsy on the right side of the body, dairy allergies, and high diastolic blood pressure. Both are very important to the proper function of kidneys and lymphatic system to remove waste. Adding the appropriate amount of potassium to the diet will balance that out and bring down the blood pressure. The ideal source is eating and juicing fresh vegetables and fruits, but you can use a potassium supplement to balance out the sodium until your dietary changes can take hold. Best fast source of both <in balance> is alfalfa concentrate in capsules

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Monday, November 12, 2012

Why are African Americans and Latinos more likely to suffer from high blood pressure and heart disease

Why are African Americans and Latinos more likely to suffer from high blood pressure and heart disease?
Than Caucasians?
Heart Diseases - 3 Answers
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probably genetics..also us latinos and blacks stress more about life then other races..dont you think.this might be wrong but just a thought..i think its just genetics though
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I think it has a tiny bit to do with genetics, but it's mostly that, on average, African Americans and Latinos tend to be more obese than Caucasians (ouch!). I don't mean to be offensive by that, but it's just a fact. And obesity leads to heart disease as well as many other diseases. One answerer said that those two groups stress more, but I don't really think you can generalize that, it's really dependent on the individual, their situation, and their coping methods... But maybe it contributes a tiny bit..? But anyways, I think it's a bit more to the genetics side for African Americans and a bit more to the weight side for Latinos. P.S. "Latinos" is too specific; I would venture to categorize it as "Hispanics", as Mexicans are often in this position. Again, not to be offensive, just trying to factually state something.
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same reason why caucasians are more likely to suffer from osteoporosis, cancers, clinical depression, skin cancer, irritable bowel syndrome and ulcerative colitis

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Thursday, November 8, 2012

Is an irregular heart beat considered heart disease

Is an irregular heart beat considered heart disease?
Is an irregular heart beat considered heart disease? thanks if you have to take medication forever is it considered heart disease?
Heart Diseases - 4 Answers
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No. I have an irregular heart beat, had it checked out by the doctor and he said it was normal for me, probably born with it. It is "functional, normal". Do get it checked out if you have one, just to be sure there isn't something more serious going on,.
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it depends on how often you have the irregular heart beat for example this summer I was playing softball and had an irregular heart beat that was 160 beats per min. so I had to get rushed to the emergany room so it kinda depends on how often you have it (in case if you're wondering i didn't end up haveing a heart disease) hope this helped!
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I really doubt it, It is called an arrhythmia of the heart. And I have alot, I don't know if it's because of stress or my high cholesterol. But I have a blood pressure machine at home & it shows the little warning sign for abnormal heart beats, I've had them diagnosed at the hospital too. The ER just told me to go to cardiologist, my cardiologist didn't say much about it. So no, I don't think it's a heart disease....might be a sign of some sort of heart disease though. Get it checked out. Good luck!
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Arrhythmias are considered heart disorders, not really heart disease. Heart disease usually refers to symptoms that cause the heart to not function properly due to damage of the heart muscle, valves, or arteries. Check out this link, it may help explain better http://www.hrspatients.org/patients/heart_disorders/default.asp

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Sunday, November 4, 2012

Can any of you guys think of a movie or multiple movies where one of the characters has heart disease

Can any of you guys think of a movie or multiple movies where one of the characters has heart disease?
Heart attack or anything!
Movies - 5 Answers
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In the movie 'Awake' he has a heart problem.
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i think the main character in awake has a problem with his heart.
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John Q. His son has an enlarged heart.
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iron man-- that's why he gets the suit in the first place
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Untamed Heart

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Thursday, November 1, 2012

How does "Diabetes" and "Smoking" affect coronary arteries of the heart and lead to heart disease

How does "Diabetes" and "Smoking" affect coronary arteries of the heart and lead to heart disease?

Heart Diseases - 2 Answers
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Diabetes is a blood vessel disease essentially. It affects all the blood vessels in the body. High blood sugar level is related to increase cholesterol and fat in the blood vessels, and these cholesterol and fat will stuck on the blood vessel wall, including the coronary arteries. Diabetes also causes calcium deposition on the blood vessel walls, which render the blood vessels wall to be thickened and inelastic and brittle. In the mean time, these blood vessels would become smaller in size in general. Gradually, the small, thick-walled, brittle, and full of cholesterol plague blood vessels develops. We called it coronary artery disease, or coronary heart disease, etc.. Cigarette smoke has many chemicals in it, in which tar can deposit onto blood vessel wall and cause similar changes in diabetes.
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Smoking is a major risk factor for the development of heart disease. Cigarette contains nicotine. Nicotine is a potent vasoconstrictor, meaning that it narrows the passageway of your blood to be transported all over the body. In connection to diabetes, diabetic people have viscous (thick blood) due to high blood sugar levels. Thick blood can cause thrombus or what we call a clot. With continued use of cigarettes, (as blood vessels constrict, pressure increases) the clot can be dislodged and travel through the blood stream and can block the passageway of smaller arteries e.g. coronary arteries. The traveling clot which is now called an embolus impedes the blood flow to the coronary arteries since it blocks the passageway. Coronary arteries are the only arteries that supply oxygenated blood to the heart per se. This blockage in the coronary arteries can lead to heart diseases and complications such as myocardial infarction (stroke

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