By Richard N. Fogoros, M.D., About.com
Updated: September 27, 2007
The heart is the organ that pumps blood, with its life-giving oxygen and nutrients, to all tissues of the body. If the pumping action of the heart becomes inefficient, vital organs like the brain and kidneys suffer.And if the heart stops working altogether, death occurs within minutes. Life itself is completely dependent on the efficient operation of the heart.
There are many kinds of heart disease, and they can affect the heart in several ways. But the ultimate problem with all varieties of heart disease is that, in one way or another, they can disrupt the vital pumping action of the heart.
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Heart Failure Study after study show two things: 1) receiving appropriate treatment for heart failure makes you feel better and live longer, and 2) many doctors fail to give the appropriate therapy. Here's what you need to know.
Heart Rhythm Problems A primer on the cardiac arrhythmias - PVCs, atrial fibrillation, SVT, IST, and other heart arrhythmias - their causes, the symptoms they produce, and how they should be treated.
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Women and Heart Disease Heart disease is the number one killer of women. Worse, the kind of heart disease women get, and the ways in which the womens' heart disease behaves, is often different than in men. You can find what you should know about heart disease in women here.
Miscellaneous Heart Problems Articles on miscellaneous topics including the dysautonomias, pericarditis, valvular heart disease, and others.
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According to the American Heart Association, heart disease is the nation's single leading cause of death for both men and women. At least 58.8 million people in this country suffer from some form of heart disease.
ReplyDeleteAnd on the whole, cardiovascular diseases (the combination of heart disease and stroke) kill some 950,000 Americans every year.
In fact, according to the American Heart Association, almost 150,00 Americans killed by cardiovascular disease each year are under the age of 65. And one out of every 20 people below the age of 40 has heart disease.
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