TRUE STORY Named changed. One year into their marriage Rita husband Joe threatened to die of a heart attack because he disliked, nay, detested her housewifely skills, her plump body, her expensive tastes and teach her a damn good lesson. This threat continued with gloomy predictability until he had a mild heart attack when he …
The doctor said that you had a heart attack. This simple statement will be repeated over and over again in your mind in the months to follow. The important thing, however, is that you understand what this statement means. The terms that you hear will be confusing; heart attack, coronary occlusion, coronary thrombosis, and myocardial …
John was a 50-year-old insurance broker. He had been hospitalized three years ago with a heart attack. It had been a frightening experience for him, but he had survived and after three months had been able gradually to resume work. Initially he had lost the 15 kg. of weight as his doctor had advised. He …
OBESITY Person who weight 10 kgs. or more above their ideal body weight have an increased risk of both high blood pressure and coronary artery disease occurring together. If obesity occurs in conjunction with an elevated blood sugar, or a high serum cholesterol, it also significantly increase the risk of developing coronary heart disease. Thus, …
CARDIAC ARREST (UNDER 1 YEAR ) Description : A life-threatening condition when the heart stops beating. What you need to know : The procedures for cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) described below are not a substitute for CPR training CPR training is necessary to perform these procedures most effectively and safely. If choking is the cause of breathing …
Most of the time, the heart functions very well – particularly in view of the amount of work it does. We are, however, demanding more and more from our heart and our blood vessels not perhaps directly but indirectly, through the amount we eat, drink and smoke, the pace of life and the risks to which …
Antioxidant polyphenols present in both black and green tea reduce the risks of heart disease In today world, reduce with nervous tension, tea acts as a wonder drink, a panacea for many disease. It is a natural food from the Camellia Sinensis plant. Legend has it that tea was discovered in 2737 BC Emperor Sheng …
STRUCTURE AND FUNCTIONING The heart is divided into four main chambers : each one is a bag of muscles with walls that are able to contract in order to push blood out. Each walls thickness varies according to the amount of work it does. The walls of the left ventricle are the thickest because it …
