Archive for January, 2015

Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs or better known as NSAIDs might be very effective for you, since it is the very first thing that you will use to relieve pains like headache. But if you will depend much in this type of painkiller all the time for rheumatoid arthritis, it is very essential to be very cautious about it.

A lot of people with atrial fibrillation may feel that something is wrong, but they are not sure of it. They usually feel that palpitations, which is also known as the shortness of breath. The heart rate of a person may also become faster during an atrial fibrillation, while some will not know about that too. There are some individuals that do not feel anything though, according to Dr. Robert Kim, MD, cardiologist. Atrial fibrillation may happen without any signs at all according to him. There are times when there are signs that are coming from the upper part of the chambers that slowed down the other parts of the heart. This may result in a stagnant heart rate. Those with the sensation might not be able to know about it.

How atrial fibrillation affects a person

Some individuals may just feel like their heart is beating out of tune and seems like it’s in a race. There is this one patient of Dr. Kim who suffers from it. He had a very quick heart rate with the atrial fibrillation without knowing about it. His patient was just 69 years of age when he had atrial fibrillation; his regular checkups with his doctor weren’t that successful to detect his health problem. This problem was detected when he was screened by a doctor before he travels.

There are some people who also suffer from atrial fibrillation that persists, but this patient’s case is not and it come and go, that makes a regular checkup not enough to detect it. Though atrial fibrillation doesn’t have signs at all, it is still a possible risk to people and it may cause damages too.

If you have type-2 diabetes and you want to manage it well, the levels of the blood sugar are not just the primary thing that you need to keep track, you also need to check on your cholesterol levels and blood pressure, since they are indicators of your heart’s health.

There are lots of reports about the benefits of a healthy heart like the use of omega 3s, anti-oxidants and fiber as well. These buzzwords may show on food labels magazine covers, encouraging a lot of supplement makers to invest on food labels and magazine covers as well.

For years doctors are puzzled of how to slow down the effects of rheumatoid arthritis. Good thing there is this new information about its causes, its advancement and how to prevent it from causing more damage to the body. RA is curable even if there are no signs among individuals.

There is this one case at the Northern California hospital wherein a patient aged 40 having high blood pressure was suggested to go through a CT scan of the lungs to know why she is having high blood pressure. The doctors suspect that there may be a blood clot, but they were all surprised when the CT scan result has arrived. It is not a blood clot but big cancers in both breasts that have spread through the body.

What is Congenital Heart Disease?

A congenital heart disease is a trouble with the structure of the heart that may be detected at birth or thru utero. It is a very common kind of birth disorder these days. It may either be minor or severe. It might either be because of holes in between the walls of the heart’s chambers, heart with narrow valves, blood vessels that are not formed or situated accordingly and narrow pulmonary valve.

It is a fact that a Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy can take a life of a family member or even the whole family. It is a possible life threatening heart condition that is within your genes. It could be a part of your life since birth and may take your life and even all your family members. Lisa Salberg is very much aware of this condition,

It is truly terrible to find out that there are certain cases of sudden deaths among young individuals who have just completed their athletics. In the issue of JACC journal last October, a lot of experts have said that it’s best to follow the guidelines in terms of screening people for heart ailments. This is to prevent this tragic instance from happening once again.

There were cancer survivors who had chest radiation therapy and they are also 2x risk of dying in the next years to come after going through a heart surgery, this is what the new study has just found out. Researchers looked at the one hundred seventy three patients who had chest radiation treatment for cancer, which is the average rate of eighteen years prior to the heart surgery.