Sunday, February 24, 2013

Coronary heart disease and cardiovascular disease

Coronary heart disease and cardiovascular disease?
I am just a little confused about the difference between coronary heart disease. To me it sounds like a disease that could be labeled under a cardiovascular disease. So...any ideas? so then since it has to do with the heart it would still be considered a cardiovascular disease?
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coronary measm simply that its with the heart directly. i t has to do with main artery that goes in and out of heart. the 4 chambers of the heart. ect.
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Cardiovascular diseases refers to the class of diseases that involve the heart or blood vessels (arteries and veins). Coronary heart disease refers to the failure of coronary circulation to supply adequate circulation to cardiac muscle and surrounding tissue. Long story short coronary heart disease is a type of cardiovascular disease



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Saturday, February 16, 2013

Does the cholesterol theory of heart disease have a dark, deceptive, greedy and manipulative past history

Does the cholesterol theory of heart disease have a dark, deceptive, greedy and manipulative past history?
Do you know ?
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Not really. It was a case of ignorance. In the past they had no idea about cholesterol and what it could do to the cardiovascular system. So if there was anything dark and deceptive about it, that was just pure ignorance. Greedy? Manipulative? Probably. Due to the aforementioned ignorance at lot of bogus treatments were made available by greedy entrepreneurs to treat heart disease. When, in truth, they just did not know what the hell was going on. The cholesterol-heart disease connection is not just a theory if that is what you mean. It is a fact. Ask any doctor that has had remove an artery blocked by cholesterol buildup.
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Yes....type into google cholesterol myth lol and find your answer. Also, homocysteine...huge factor!...the leading factor in heart disease, stroke and many other conditions/diseases. The deceptive, greedy and manipulative part lol is to sell cholesterol lowering drugs...none of which show any difference in test studies at decreasing heart disease. 50% of people who have a heart attack have normal cholesterol levels. Also, the saturated fat is bad for you line meh~! Heart attack was 1 in 100,000 a century ago...and all they ate was saturated fat (natural fat). If there is cholesterol found in the arterial walls...it is there because homocysteine (an amino acid in the blood that is toxic to the body in high levels) is like glass running throught all your veins and arteries, allowing cholesterol and infections inside the arterial wall.... homocysteine also hardens the arteries with scar tissue. Today's poor diet and lifestyle all contribute to high homocysteine levels. At the end of the day it is money $$$$. When lipator (cholesterol lowering drug) is the best selling drug in the world, wouldn't you think heart disease would decrease...it hasn't...but profits have soared....case closed.



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Tuesday, February 12, 2013

How many people die from heart disease per year

How many people die from heart disease per year?
I'm really random but i've been wondering this lately...oh plz provides sources if possible! ^^
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it goes by million i jus heared but dont remember i jus can say manyyy
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In recent studies, it was found that nearly 10 million people die from heart disease per year.
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This is a good statistic from AHA. Estimates for the year 2004 are that 79,400,000 Americans have one or more forms of cardiovascular disease (CVD). * High blood pressure — 72,000,000. * Coronary heart disease — 15,800,000. o Myocardial infarction (mi"o-KAR'de-al in-FARK'shun) (acute heart attack) — 7,900,000. o Angina pectoris (AN'jih-nah or an-JI'nah PEK'tor-is) (chest pain or discomfort caused by reduced blood supply to the heart muscle) — 8,900,000. * Stroke — 5,700,000. Cardiovascular diseases * Claimed 871,500 lives in 2004 (36.3 percent of all deaths or 1 of every 2.8 deaths). * Other 2004 mortality: total cancer 550,270; accidents 108,694; HIV (AIDS) 12,995. * Over 147,000 Americans killed by CVD are under age 65. * 2004 death rates from CVD were 335.7 for white males and 448.9 for black males; for white females 239.3 and for black females 331.6. (Death rates are per 100,000 population. The rates listed use the year 2000 standard U.S. population as the base for age adjustment.) * From 1994 to 2004, death rates from CVD declined 25 percent. * In the same 10-year period the actual number of deaths declined 8 percent. For further details follow this link: http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=4478
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Oprah's doctor on her own show once claimed that 1 in 2 women in the US suffer or are potential victims of heart disease, with the possible consequences of becoming fatal if left untreated. It's the malignant, latent nature of heart disease that's most people don't understand. FACT #1: 150 years ago heart disease was virtually unheard of. Today it is the #1 cause of death in America. It kills nearly 30% of us. In fact, it kills more women than all forms of cancer, chronic lung disease, pneumonia, AIDS, diabetes and accidents combined. FACT #2: In one year, 407,000 patients had bypass surgery. Around 4% (over 16,000) of these patients died on the table or a few weeks later. That same year, the 400,000 patients who had angioplasty surgery didn’t do much better — another 2 to 4% of these patients also died. The conservative medical establishment’s own Journal of the American Medical Association admits that nearly 50% of all bypass patients shouldn’t have had this deadly surgery. (Source for these facts is below



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