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Heart Disease

About one in every four deaths in the United States is due to heart disease, making it the leading cause of death. Ask questions about various heart diseases here.

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What is the specific type of doctor needed for heart disease?

cardiologist is the doctor who's specialization is the heart.

If left sided of the heart is the problem pulmonologist might as well needed;

As for the blood vessels and the brain -neurologist.

How do you fix cardiac arrhythmia?

If you are referring to atrial fibrillation, there are several medications used to prevent recurrence, or to control the heart rate.

If you are referring to ventricular fibrillation, correction and prevention frequently requires the insertion of a defibrillator and possibly a pacemaker. If you are having frequent ventricular tachycardia or fibrillation, your heart is very damaged and a defibrillator/pacemaker may be the only way to prevent sudden death.

Can you reverse atherosclerosis?

Well, maybe. See the video "Forks over Knives" which is a documentary on the health implications of a plant based diet. Dr. Caldwell Esselstyn, Jr, a physician at the Cleveland Clinic has used a low fat, plant based diet to treat patients with advanced aerial blockage disease, with claims of surprising effectiveness. Animal based food products when eaten present the body with biochemical demands the response to which may be part of the causal chain that ultimately leads to atherosclerotic impacts in arteries. This is graphically presented in the "FoK" video, and Dr. Esselstyn does a much better job of describing it that I could here. Whether the diet and lifestyle chances they discuss in "FoK" actually could result in reversing atherosclerosis for any particular person is something they would need to discuss with their doctor.

How do heartburn and heart disease favor one another?

Although both have the word "heart" in their name, heartburn and heart disease do not share any commonalities. Heartburn, in fact, is the common term for what physicians have termed gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), which occurs when acid moves backwards from the stomach into the esophagus, the tube that connects the mouth to the stomach. It has nothing at all to do with the heart.

Did my dog die of Heart worm disease or old age?

Quote from the Related Link: "Symptoms of the disease include weight loss, coughing, tiring easily, or a pot-bellied appearance, and in almost every untreated case, eventually death." If your dog had these symptoms, it could have died of heartworm disease. You can also look like a dwarf with a cannon ball in it's belly in some cases.

What plant do you use if you have a headache?

Feverfew, Peppermint, Passionflower, Ginko, Ceyenne, and Willow can be used to treat headaches. Meadowsweet, valerian (excellent if you can't sleep), skullcap, chamomile (also common for relaxation) can also be used. Feverfew, also called bachelor's button, is a popular folk remedy for headache. This herb is a member of the daisy family, and many people grow the plant themselves and then harvest the leaves. For a long time feverfew was thought to relieve fever symptoms (hence the name), but that didn't turn out to be the case. Today it's mainly used as a preventative for migraines. Migraine relief is supposed to be achieved by taking a controlled amount of feverfew on a daily basis. In one study, over 2/3 of migraineurs experienced relief by taking feverfew regularly. Unfortunately, the successful studies of feverfew have often been poorly controlled, and the more scientific studies have failed to see the positive results that some people have claimed. So it may still be a while before we find out if feverfew migraine relief is a reality. One of the more positive studies was published in 1997 (Palevitch, D. G. Earon, and R. Carasso. "Feverfew as a prophylactic treatment for migraine..."). This was a well controlled study which showed feverfew to not only significantly reduce pain, but also nausea and sensitivity to light and noise. Feverfew is an anti-inflammatory, and so works much like ibuprofen. It is also believed that the herb may inhibit chemicals that cause the blood vessels in your head to spasm. New research is telling us that one key chemical in feverfew, parthenolide, may have leukemia-fighting properties (Monica Guzman, PhD, of the University of Rochester Medical School and research team, 2005). Someday it may be used in more varied treatments. Peppermint, for hundreds of years, has been used as a headache remedy. From tea to extract, there are lots of ways to enjoy peppermint. Be warned that peppermint is not the thing to take if you have heartburn or similar stomach acid problems. Peppermint is just as useful for its aroma and cooling properties as an essential oil. Passionflower is a calming herb. Taken as a tea before bed, it can help you sleep. At least one clinic trial has found it to lower anxiety. It is also believed to have anti-inflammitory and pain killing properties. The leaf of the ginko tree is an extremely popular herb for headache, but the medical evidence is still hotly disputed. Ginko is said to improve the flow of blood and get more oxygen to the brain, hence not only relieving headache but improving memory and alertness as well. **Note that Ginko is one of those herbs that can cause side effects when taken with headache medications, including aspirin and lithium.** Yes, that's right - the pepper. Many peppers have an ingredient called capsaicin, which among other things seems to raise the pain threshold. It's gained attention in the medical world in recent years especially for its treatment of cluster headaches, and it's often given in the form of a nasal spray. Cayenne pepper is an excellent spice to have on hand (well, don't put too much ON your hand or you may burn it!), and may lessen your migraine. White willow bark is an especially popular herb for headache because it works much like an aspirin, relieving your headache pain and causing the inflammation to go down. Like any painkiller, it should not be taken long term. **Be very careful about taking willow with other painkillers and medications - check with your doctor!**

Herbs for migraine and other headaches can be very helpful, but there's lot of bad and even dangerous information out there. If you really want to look into natural herbal alternatives, get a good guide that tells you the scientific facts. An excellent comprehensive guide to herbs is The Herbal Drugstore by Linda B White MD and Steven Foster. Another handy guide is The Complete Herbal Companion by Elizabeth Burch, MD.

What food group should you least eat from to help prevent heart disease?

Refrain from eating too much of the Sugar and Fats food group, and you'll find less heart disease occurring inside of you. Also, don't forget your fruits and vegetables.

Why does coronary heart disease cause pain?

Coronary artery disease, in and of itself, does not cause pain. What causes pain is the restriction of blood flow to the cardiac muscle itself, which causes a buildup of metabolic byproducts, including lactic acid and carbon dioxide (amongst others), which results in pain from ischemia and acidosis. The acidosis and ischemia result in abnormal function in the affected muscle, which, depending on where it is, may result in other symptoms, such as shortness of breath, congestive heart failure, and rapid or irregular heart rates.

Coronary artery disease is the process that most frequently leads to the blockage of blood flow, but without the restriction of blood flow, does not cause pain.

What does mean when somebody had a heart attack and the color is blue and gray?

the color of their body???...if that was the case then it would mean whatever part of their body was blue gray didn't receive any blood

Can monster give you a heart attack?

Yes it can because they can scare you badly

Quoted:

"Martin A. Samuels, MD, a neurologist at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, has made a living studying the "scared to death" phenomenon. It's rare, he says, but very real."

How is a defibrillator turned off at death?

A ventilator is turned off after death not a defibrillator.

How are anticoagulants used to treat heart disease?

They are also called blood thinners. But that may give the wrong impression because the blood does not actually become thinner in viscosity; it just has less of a tendency to clot.

What are the precautions to prevent bacterial endocarditis?

Inflammation of the endocardium due to bacterial invasion. Also known as subacute bacterial endocarditis.

Sample of Investigatory research project related to heart diseases?

You could do a project about how exercise can influence heart disease. You can also talk about how diet affects heart disease.