Posts Tagged ‘Atherosclerosis’


    Preventing Heart Disease

    By on Monday, July 20th, 2009 | 3 Comments

               Regis Philbin Talks About His Heart Battle Close To 25% of all deaths are caused by heart disease caused by clogged or ‘furred up’ coronary (heart) arteries, an illness also known as atherosclerosis which results from elevated blood cholesterol levels. A essential component of heart disease is your lifestyle and what you eat. [...]

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    Risk Factors for Congestive Heart Disease

    By on Tuesday, April 21st, 2009 | 2 Comments

    Congestive heart disease Congestive heart disease affects about five million Americans, and several medical professionals believe that within five years time about half of those people will unfortunately die from their state. Congestive heart disease is marked by the heart s inability to pump efficiently enough to supply the body with freshly oxygenated blood. It [...]

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    Causes,Symptoms,Treatment of Atherosclerosis

    By on Saturday, March 28th, 2009 | 10 Comments

      Causes of Athersoclerosis The inner walls of the arteries consist of an innermost layer of surface cells and under these a layer of smooth muscle cells. The changes by atherosclerosis take place under the surface cells and in this muscle layer. The changes consist of: A certain degree of cell growth or tumor where [...]

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