http://thevisualmd.com/read_guide.php?idc=330 en-EN The Heart Attack and Angina Health Center includes the following topics: http://backend.userland.com/rss http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/cardiovascular_health/heart_attack_and_angina/understanding_heart_attacks_video http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/cardiovascular_health/heart_attack_and_angina/understanding_heart_attacks_video Mon, 09 May 2011 10:03:53 -0500
Watch Dr. Mehmet Oz and other renowned cardiologists as they talk about this major killer, known in the medical world as a "myocardial infarction." ...]]> http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/cardiovascular_health/heart_attack_and_angina/your_heart_needs_blood http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/cardiovascular_health/heart_attack_and_angina/your_heart_needs_blood Mon, 02 May 2011 10:41:11 -0500
Your heart started beating 6 weeks after you were conceived, and it will continue to beat about 100,000 times a day, resting only between beats, ...]]> http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/cardiovascular_health/heart_attack_and_angina/your_beating_heart http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/cardiovascular_health/heart_attack_and_angina/your_beating_heart Mon, 02 May 2011 10:42:42 -0500
Your heart is a hollow, muscular organ whose walls are composed of a special kind of muscle tissue: cardiac muscle. This tissue isn't found anywhere ...]]> http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/cardiovascular_health/heart_attack_and_angina/atherosclerosis_cholesterol http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/cardiovascular_health/heart_attack_and_angina/atherosclerosis_cholesterol Mon, 02 May 2011 10:43:21 -0500
The hard, fatty arterial deposits called plaques are composed mostly of cholesterol, a soft, waxy substance that occurs naturally in your body. Cholesterol is necessary ...]]> http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/cardiovascular_health/heart_attack_and_angina/angina_coronary_heart_disease http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/cardiovascular_health/heart_attack_and_angina/angina_coronary_heart_disease Mon, 02 May 2011 10:44:03 -0500
Coronary heart disease (CHD), also known as coronary artery disease (CAD), is the leading cause of death in the US. CHD is a broad term ...]]> http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/cardiovascular_health/heart_attack_and_angina/heart_attack_symptoms http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/cardiovascular_health/heart_attack_and_angina/heart_attack_symptoms Mon, 02 May 2011 10:45:10 -0500
Symptoms of a heart attack are often more severe and longer-lasting than those of angina. Heart attacks can occur at any time or place, when ...]]> http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/cardiovascular_health/heart_attack_and_angina/what_is_a_heart_attack http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/cardiovascular_health/heart_attack_and_angina/what_is_a_heart_attack Mon, 02 May 2011 10:45:42 -0500
Sometimes the surface of a plaque in a coronary artery ruptures. The rupture releases substances that make platelets stickier, encouraging clots to form on the ...]]> http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/cardiovascular_health/heart_attack_and_angina/risk_factors_diagnosis http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/cardiovascular_health/heart_attack_and_angina/risk_factors_diagnosis Mon, 02 May 2011 10:46:27 -0500
Risk Factors for Heart Attack The more risk factors a person has, the greater the chance that he or she will have a heart attack. Fortunately, ...]]> http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/cardiovascular_health/heart_attack_and_angina/treating_heart_attacks http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/cardiovascular_health/heart_attack_and_angina/treating_heart_attacks Mon, 02 May 2011 10:49:28 -0500
Heart attacks are medical emergencies. Anyone who might be having a heart attack should get to a hospital emergency room as quickly as possible, because ...]]> http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/cardiovascular_health/heart_attack_and_angina/restoring_blood_flow http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/cardiovascular_health/heart_attack_and_angina/restoring_blood_flow Mon, 02 May 2011 10:49:59 -0500
Immediately clearing the blockage from the artery improves the chances of survival for some patients. Angioplasty and stent placement, in which the artery is widened from ...]]> http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/cardiovascular_health/heart_attack_and_angina/rehabilitation http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/cardiovascular_health/heart_attack_and_angina/rehabilitation Mon, 02 May 2011 10:50:33 -0500
Heart attack patients are encouraged to get out of their hospital bed and perform simple physical activities, like sitting in a chair and reading, as ...]]>