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PROBLEMS W/ THE HEART

PROBLEMS W/ THE HEART. HEART ATTACK HEART MURMUR ASTHEROSCLEROSIS HYPERTENSION VERICOS VEINS. HEART ATTACK. A HEART ATTACK IS WHEN A CORONARY ARTERY IS BLOCKED BY CHOLESTEROL/FAT. THIS PREVENTS THE HEART FROM RECEIVING ITS SUPPLY OF OXYGEN AND NUTRIENTS. LEADING CAUSE OF DEATH

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PROBLEMS W/ THE HEART

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  1. PROBLEMS W/ THE HEART • HEART ATTACK • HEART MURMUR • ASTHEROSCLEROSIS • HYPERTENSION • VERICOS VEINS

  2. HEART ATTACK • A HEART ATTACK IS WHEN A CORONARY ARTERY IS BLOCKED BY CHOLESTEROL/FAT. THIS PREVENTS THE HEART FROM RECEIVING ITS SUPPLY OF OXYGEN AND NUTRIENTS. • LEADING CAUSE OF DEATH • 1.1 MILLION AMERICANS SUFFER ONE EACH YEAR WITH 460,000 BEING FATAL • SIGNS INCLUDE, CHEST DISCOMFORT (SQUEEZING, PRESSURE), PAIN IN ARMS, BACK, NECK, SHORTNESS OF BREATH, COLD SWEAT, NAUSEA • FACTORS INCLUDE, FAMILY HISTORY, AGE, SMOKING, HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE, HIGH CHOLESTEROL, OVERWEIGHT, PHYSICAL INACTIVITY

  3. http://www.medbroadcast.com/video_ani/ HEART ATTACK

  4. http://www.medbroadcast.com/video_ani/ HEART ATTACK

  5. http://www.medbroadcast.com/video_ani/ ANGIOPLASTY

  6. http://www.medbroadcast.com/video_ani/ BYPASS

  7. http://www.medbroadcast.com/video_ani/ HEART MURMUR A HEART MURMUR OCCURS WHEN ONE OF YOUR HEART VALVES DOES NOT CLOSE ALL THE WAY. THIS CAUSES A LEAKAGE OF BLOOD BACK INTO ONE OF THE HEARTS CHAMBERS. Or When there is a hole in your septum causing deoxygenated and oxygenated blood to mix. Symptoms: Chest pain, fatigue, light headedness

  8. http://www.heartpoint.com/valvularheartdx.html HEART MURMUR

  9. ATHEROSCLEROSIS ATHEROSCLEROSIS IS A THICKINING AND HARDENING OF ARTERIES. THIS CAN HAPPEN FROM A BUILDUP OF FATTY MATERIAL, CHOLESTEROL, AND CALCIUM IN THE ARTERIES.

  10. ATHEROSCLEROSIS

  11. ATHEROSCEROSIS

  12. HYPERTENSION • WHEN BLOOD PRESSURE IS RAISED OVER A LONG PERIOD PUTTING AN UNNEEDED AMOUNT OF STRESS ON THE HEART OF ITS VESSELS. • CAUSES: • DIET • ACTIVITY • STRESS • SIGNS: • USUALLY NONE UNTIL IT IS TOO LATE!

  13. HYPERTENSION

  14. VERICOSE VEINS

  15. VERICOSE VEINS

  16. VERICOSE VEINS

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