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Sunday, October, 25, 2009

Ischemic Heart Disease

Study: White men with chest pain seen fastest in ER

October 03, 2008
A new U.S. government study has found that white men who go to the emergency room complaining of chest pain are more likely to receive treatment for heart trouble faster than women or African Americans. Scientists say these findings may be less about discrimination that they are about white men being more likely to have ischemic heart disease and women and nonwhites commonly having other causes for chest pain. Read more »

Expert & Community Posts

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Smoking bans going global
By David Kaufman, M.D. , Health Expert

...smoking contributes significantly to six of them: Ischemic heart disease (heart attack,... Read more »

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World Stroke Day: Ending Stroke through Education and Awareness
By Deanne Stein , Health Expert

...long-term disability. Worldwide, stroke is second to ischemic heart disease as a cause of... Read more »

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Getting To The Heart Of The Rheumatoid Arthritis-Cardiovascular Disease Controversy
By Mark Borigini, M.D. , Health Expert

...increased death rate was due to more deaths from ischemic heart disease and stroke.   However,... Read more »

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The Heart Profiler and You
By Lisa Nelson , Health Expert

...you confused by medical terms, such as angina and ischemic heart disease?  An added bonus of... Read more »

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Does My Temperament/Personality Play a Role in My Risk for Heart Disease?
By Lisa Nelson , Health Expert

...misdiagnosed as having panic attacks when they actually have coronary heart disease. "Clinicians... Read more »

Health Guide

Ischemic cardiomyopathy
Ischemic heart disease; Cardiomyopathy - ischemic Prevention The best way to prevent ischemic cardiomyopathy is to avoid getting heart disease. Stop smoking, eat... Read more »
Hypertensive heart disease
...develop. High blood pressure is the most common risk factor for heart disease and stroke. It can cause ischemic heart disease (decreased blood to the heart muscle that results in anginal chest... Read more »
Ischemic cardiomyopathy
...oxygen. "Cardio" means heart and "myopathy" means muscle-related disease. Alternative Names Ischemic heart disease; Cardiomyopathy - ischemic Causes, incidence, and risk factors ... Read more »
Ischemic cardiomyopathy
Ischemic heart disease; Cardiomyopathy - ischemic Treatment The goal of treatment is to relieve symptoms and treat the cause of the condition. If symptoms are... Read more »
Ischemic cardiomyopathy
Ischemic heart disease; Cardiomyopathy - ischemic Symptoms Chest pain Under the chest bone May move (radiate) to the neck, jaw,... Read more »

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