Cardiovascular diseases list
The list of the most common cardiovascular conditionsA number of cardiovascular diseases and problems might affect people, sometimes even regardless of their age. Some of them are a direct consequence...
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 your...
Estrogen and cardiovascular disease
Women who enter menopause have to face different changes in their bodies. In order to overcome such changes most of them opt for hormone replacement therapy. This treatment includes prescription...
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.The...
Increase blood circulation
A few words about the poor blood flowThe key to the successful treatment of a lot of diseases is to improve the blood flow, since it is frequently the provoker...
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 even...
Evidence of heart disease found in egyptian mummies
Cardiovascular Problems: Now and ThenHeart 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 alcohol...
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 and...
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 is...
Prevention of endocarditis
There are a lot of people who have not heard about endocarditis. On the other hand, there are those who wish to prevent it from happening to them and they...