Result for: blood supply of the heart
Osteoporosis
Friday, July 16th, 2010Causes
Osteoporosis is the most common type of bone disease.
Researchers estimate that 1 in 5 U.S. women over 50 have osteoporosis. Nearly half of all women over 50 will have a broken hip, wrist or vertebra (bones of the spine).
Osteoporosis occurs when the body is unable to form enough new bone, when too much old bone [...]
Heart Attack
Wednesday, July 7th, 2010according to the National Institutes of Health, approximately 1.5 million Americans suffer from a heart attack (heart attack or heart attack). For almost a third of them, the attack is fatal. Many of these deaths could be prevented – if only the victim had received help in time. It is very important for us all [...]
Coronary Heart Disease
Tuesday, December 8th, 2009Classification of coronary heart disease in clinical stages and according to ICD
Coronary heart disease, also called ischemic heart disease, are diseases of the heart caused by atherosclerosis (atherosclerosis). This causes oxygen deficiency (ischemia) in the heart muscle. Coronary heart disease are divided into acute (heart attack or myocardial infarction) and chronic (angina pectoris) forms.
The ICD [...]
Cardiovascular diseases in menopause
Friday, December 4th, 2009To prevent the possible factors that may increase cardiovascular disease in postmenopausal women becomes a very important job because the lack of estrogen is lost cardioprotective factor.
1. Why increases cardiovascular risk?
The causes of increased cardiovascular risk in women after menopause are many and are related to the loss of the cardioprotective role of estrogens:
Cholesterol, first [...]
