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Coronary Heart Disease

Tuesday, December 8th, 2009

Classification 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, 2009

To 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 [...]