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New Treatments–and Funding–Could Provide Better Options for People Living with A-fib

Atrial fibrillation (or A-fib) is a type of cardiac arrhythmia, and experts say it is one of the most difficult types of cardiac problems to treat. It occurs when the top most chambers or atria of the heart “quiver” or fibrillate instead of pumping in the coordinated contraction found in a normal heartbeat. Episodes of A-fib can... Read more Chevron

posted 10/27/2011, comments (0)|

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Lisa Nelson, RD, LN

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Does Vitamin D Deficiency Increase Cardiovascular Risk?

The winter months are approaching and it's time to address Vitamin D again.Vitamin D deficiency is fairly common. Vitamin D is not actually a vitamin, but a hormone the body produces from sunlight. According to recent review of existing research there is evidence low vitamin D levels impact cardiovascular disease risk, specifically blood... Read more Chevron

posted 10/26/2011, comments (0)|

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Lawrence Reaves

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5 Most Common Reasons for Lung Surgery

Any disorder that affects a person's lungs is referred to as lung disease. Some of these lung diseases can be treated by surgery, although the process involved in the surgery will vary greatly depending on the type of lung disease the patient is suffering from. There are, however, two primary reasons for lung surgery; the first is to repair lung... Read more Chevron

posted 10/26/2011, comment (1)|

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Don't Die From A Heart Attack By Waiting Too Long

Every day people die from heart attacks because they decide to wait to see if their chest pain or other symptoms will go away. If you do not know the heart attack symptoms and what to do if you have them you should. For anyone interested here is a site on heart bypass surgery, but it has tons of articles on preventing heart attacks and what to do... Read more Chevron

posted 10/22/2011, comments (0)|

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Types Of Minimally Invasive Heart Surgery

There are many different types of heart surgery. The more serious require open heart surgery, but there are now many surgeries which are not as invasive. They have faster healing time and less complications. Here is a look at some of them. www.bypasssurgerycomplications.com/minimally-invasive-heart-surgery.shtml

posted 10/16/2011, comments (0)|

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