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Health Encyclopedia: Coronary Artery Disease Prognosis

Prognosis

In the U.S., coronary artery disease is the leading killer of both men and women. In 2003, nearly 500,000 people died because of CAD. On the positive side, heart attack mortality rates have been declining. Half of men and 63% of women who die of heart disease do not have angina or other warning symptoms prior to their fatal attacks. Although at this time no tests can reliably predict whether a heart attack will occur, experts estimate that up to 30% of fatal attacks and many follow-up s...

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Expert & Community Posts

Referred Pain and Osteoarthritis

By Grant Cooper , Health Expert

...of an impending heart attack can be shoulder and arm pain. Heart attacks don't always cause... Read more »

Can Spinal or neck arthritis lead to headaches?

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...someone experiences a heart attack, they may report arm pain. Their arm is not diseased.... Read more »

Interesting Migraine and Headache Questions - 7/30/07

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...May of 2001 and since then have had shoulder/arm pain for about 75% of the time, depending... Read more »

Why You Need to Get Screened for PAT This February

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Health Guide

Headaches: Cluster: Cluster Headaches

Cluster HeadachesCluster headaches are among the most painful, and least common, of all headaches. The pain can be so excruciating that they are sometimes referred to as suicide headaches." Their... Read more »

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: Diagnosis

Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) is most accurately diagnosed using the patients' descriptions of symptoms, and electrodiagnostic tests that measure nerve conduction through the hand. If... Read more »

Migraine Headaches Introduction

The pain from a headache does not start from inside the brain. (The brain itself can not feel pain.) Instead, headache pain begins in one or more of the following locations:The tissues... Read more »

Sickle Cell Disease: Complications

There is still no cure for sickle cell disease other than experimental transplantation procedures, but treatments for complications of sickle cell have prolonged the lives of many... Read more »

Back Pain and Sciatica: Exercise and Physical Therapy

Exercise and Physical TherapyExercise is not helpful for acute back pain. In fact, overexertion may be as unhelpful as prolonged bed rest during recovery. In one study, patients who immediately... Read more »

Images

Colles Fracture - Arm Fracture

Colles Fracture - Arm fracture related to stopping a fall... Read more »

Medications

BiDil Oral Dosage and Storage

...cold/clammy skin, bluish fingers/toes/lips, chest/jaw/left arm pain. Missed Dose If you miss a... Read more »

Vyvanse Oral Precautions and Side Effects

... shortness of breath fainting chest/jaw/left arm pain seizures weakness on one side of... Read more »

Adderall Oral Precautions and Side Effects

...headache fast/pounding/irregular heartbeat jaw/left arm pain seizures swelling of the... Read more »

Desoxyn Oral Precautions and Side Effects

...effects occur: shortness of breath chest/jaw/left arm pain fainting seizures blurred... Read more »

Cardura XL Oral Precautions and Side Effects

...occur: vision changes chest pain jaw/left arm pain weakness on one side of the body ... Read more »

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