Thursday, April 28, 2011

Can someone give a woman's heart disease/problem that fits this criteria

Can someone give a woman's heart disease/problem that fits this criteria?
I want to write some fiction about a middle-aged woman that has some sudden severe heart trouble (preferably a heart attack) and then lives through that only to find out she has some serious and deadly heart condition that will require a transplant to avoid death. Prior to all of this, the woman was very healthy by all appearances. Had just a little manageable hypertension, but didn't smoke, nor did she have a cholesterol problem, and she was not overweight. Can anyone give me a condition or so that fits all of that criteria? Thanks so much in advance!
Heart Diseases - 3 Answers
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if she required a heart transplant, she would have some major symptoms most likely. Unless the heart attack caused like severe damage that made the heart unable to work, then maybe she would need a heart transplant.
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Ventricular fibrillation would make a good attack. People often fall over unconscious and wake up on their own, if they survive it. I believe dilated cardiomyopathy can sometimes need a heart transplant and can cause ventricular fibrillation. Before this she may have noticed light cases of shortness of breath but passed it off as being out of shape.
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A viral infection can damage the heart to the point of needing a heart transplant; try searching for viral myocarditis

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Sunday, April 24, 2011

Why did Eddie Guerrero die from heart disease

Why did Eddie Guerrero die from heart disease?
acute heart failure arteriosclerotic cardiovascular disease. ? was it because he took so many drugs in his earlier life?
Wrestling - 6 Answers
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Because Eddie had a wild life, his use to drink and do drugs and that all caught up to him, sadly to say. R.I.P. Eddie
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He was taking drugs right up until the day he died. thats what pro wrestling does to many wrestlers
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After a car accident he had an addiction to painkillers and took them with alcohol. I guess all that from the past caught up with him.
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@Hazza. Thats a lie. He did take a lot of drugs, but he was clean for the last few years of his career. But yes. It was probably due to the drugs and alcohol. He had a serious problem. He was in a serious car accident, he would drink all the time, and took a lot of pain killers. Of course this was around 2000? He was released by WWF, and his wife, Vickie left him, so he resorted to getting off the drugs and alcohol and was clean since. Then WWF rehired him after he went to rehab and its probably why he got the push and eventually winning the tag, US, and World title. Then Vickie and Eddie got remarried because he dealt with his problem. So he was clean during his last few years. But, there was so much of the drugs and alcohol in his system, its still got the best of him. That just proves that if you start using it and stop, it will still remains in your body. One of the reasons why his death was so emotional because everyone knew he had fought his demons, but still died. And if you combine alcohol and pills, your going to get a heart problem, which is why they always recommend to not consume both at the same time. So I believe, that he did take painkillers and drank at the same time, which was the cause of his heart disease.
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He was a drug addict. He cheated on Vickie, got a another woman pregnant while they were married. Once a drug addict always a drug addict. His heart just gave out.
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Eddie( and others) did becaome addicted to pain killers and di comsume a lot of alcohol early in his career. That took a great toll on his heart. He did conquer his demons and was clean and sober when he passed away. A bit of little known Eddie trivia. It was Dean Malenko, Chirs Benoit and Chris Jericho who got Eddie released from WWE before. They told management about his problem. VKM told Eddie if he wanted to work for him he had to go to rehab and he did. So I guess you could say those 3 guys saved Eddie

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Wednesday, April 20, 2011

How much of an impact do cholesterol levels have on coronary heart disease

How much of an impact do cholesterol levels have on coronary heart disease?
And also, what are the most effective potential public health approaches that can be taken to reduce cholesterol as a risk factor?
Heart Diseases - 2 Answers
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Not much at all. In fact the Lipid Hypothesis has been disproven over and over again. It remains alive due to the "saving of face", monetary reasons , political reasons.
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Ignore "Lisa L". This is a person whose sole source of medical information (not "knowledge") is a group run by a person whose degree is is fitness, not medicine. Numerous double blinded, placebo controlled studies have shown that lowering cholesterol in high risk patients reduces the risk of heart attack. Possible public health approaches: 1) education about healthy diets (low fat, whole grain, etc.) 2) education about healthy cooking that tastes good 3) encourage use of healthy alternatives to trans fats, etc

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