How to determine your target heart rate
Heart Rate The following lines will be dedicated to the heart rate, which is expressed with bpm, or the beats per minute, which shows us the number of heartbeats...
Therapy for sickle cell anemia
Sickle cell anemia is an inherited anemia. It only affects individuals with a specific mutation in the gene that controls production of hemoglobin. In patients suffering from sickle cell anemia...
Cardiovascular diseases list
The list of the most common cardiovascular conditions A number of cardiovascular diseases and problems might affect people, sometimes even regardless of their age. Some of them are a direct...
About chronic hypertension
Having elevated blood pressure for a long period of time usually means that you have chronic hypertension. For adults, all values over 139/89 mmHg measured at two occasions in...
Chronic ketosis facts
Elevated level of chemicals ketones in the blood is known as ketosis. This condition is usually caused by low carbohydrate diet and can potentially become an extremely serious health problem. ...
Increase blood circulation
A few words about the poor blood flow The key to the successful treatment of a lot of diseases is to improve the blood flow, since it is frequently...
Septic shock symptoms
What is the septic shock? Septic shock, or as we commonly refer to as sepsis, is very severe health problem that can lead to the death outcome within days, or...
Evidence of heart disease found in egyptian mummies
Cardiovascular Problems: Now and Then Heart problems are mostly related to the modern, unhealthy way of life. Namely, we consider today's nutrition, lifestyles and bad habits such as smoking and...
Squeezing chest pain
Chest pain is a symptom of many underlying health conditions that should not be neglected since they can cause serious complications. Many people experiencing chest pain usually tend to think...
Things to consider when purchasing an AED
AED, being an abbreviation for automated external defibrillator, is a device which enables special type of electrical shocks to one's heart, saving this person from death during cardiac arrests...
Prevention of angina
Angina belongs to cardiovascular diseases since it affects the heart blood vessels. It is responsible for insufficient supply of the heart muscle with oxygen and all other nutrients. Angina...