High blood pressure, or hypertension, increases your chances of developing heart disease or kidney disease and of having a stroke. About one in every four American adults has high blood pressure but may not be aware of it. It is often called “the silent killer” because it usually causes no symptoms. However, high blood pressure [...]
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Heart Disease
May 18th, 2009 
admin The following risk factors increase your risk of developing heart disease:
• Family history. Your chances of having coronary artery disease are much greater if either of your parents had heart disease before age 65.• High blood pressure. This condition makes the heart pump harder, increasing the size of the heart muscle and, thereby, the chance [...]
Signs of a Heart Attack
February 15th, 2009 admin Become familiar with the warning signs of a heart attack so you can seek immediatehelp if you or someone you know begins to experience them. The most common symptoms of a heart attack include:
• sudden, strong pain, pressure, fullness, or squeezing in the center of the chest that lasts more than just a few minutes [...]
Heart Attack
December 15th, 2008 admin A heart attack is sudden death of a portion of the heart muscle that has been deprived of its blood supply. Most heart attacks are caused by blockage of a coronary artery. Heart damage occurs very quickly following blockage of a coronary artery. The affected heart tissue begins to deteriorate, and damage becomes permanent after [...]
