All Entries in the "Vascular" Category

Womens Health & Heart Disease Life-Saving Innovations

Commemorating National Womens Health Month, here are the most significant advancements in heart disease afflicting womankind. Several advances have taken place in the recent past that has changed the manner in which heart disease is being diagnosed & treated in females. Heart Disease Truth Cardiovascular ailment is the top eradicator of females in the U.S. and accounts for 1 in 5 female mortalities during 2007, the year when last stats were obtainable. Public health campaigning appears to have made some leeway - since the late nineties a twenty-six per cent lowering in occurrence of heart disease in females has been observed – however there is yet much road to be traversed. Since ten or more years, under-diagnoses of heart disease have been observed in females since their signs &  [...]

Heart Health Revised Guidelines for Women

Though there has been an improvement in women’s heart health in the past three decades, yet heart disease caused deaths in this gender continues to be one per minute. The American Heart Association has put forth amended parameters for averting cardiovascular disease in females, recognizing particular risk factors which are particularly crucial or typical to females, & several preventative measures like intake of some supplements. The parameters state that there is no rationale for taking supplemental antioxidant dosages like vitamin E, C alongside B vitamins, folic acid & HRT for heart disease prevention. However, it must be noted that folic acid supplement for lowering birth flaws yet holds importance for expectant mothers. The parameters even state that less-dosage aspirin is usually  [...]

American Heart Month – Walk for Your Heart & Health Sake

Heart disease continues to be the top reason for mortality and it isn’t solely an exterminator but also topping the listing. Nearly one death occurs per minute due to cardiovascular disease. Feb being American Heart Month let us all pledge to walk for the sake of our hearts & lives. Increasing numbers of individuals are dying yearly across the globe from varied kinds of heart disease, CAD (coronary artery disease), hypertension, strokes, heart attacks & heart failure as compared to other reasons. When it does not obliterate the person straight away, it is capable of disabling the person for protracted spans of time prior to him/her dying. Regrettably the common thread linked to these varied cardiovascular diseases is a non-healthy lifestyle. Some types of heart disease are innate  [...]

Go Red For Women’s Heart Health on February 4, 2011

Presently what goal are you keen on accomplishing? Are you striving for a promotion at job, a more spacious pristine abode or riches? Such targets are all great, though one should ensure being in good health for being capable of enjoying the fruit of all that labor put in. Heart disease among women is on a steady rise with many unaware of the risk factors like hypertension, high blood cholesterol, obesity, physical inactivity, those who smoke, being overweight, fifty-five years or more. Females who go through premature menopause (innately or to due hysterectomy) are more prone to developing cardiovascular ailment (2-folds greater risk) since there is a plummet in the amount of estrogen their bodies produce. Middle-aged women are also at risk for heart disease. Risk factors like kin history  [...]

Heart Attack Symptoms in Women – Identifying Medical Emergency

Majority of the heart attacks surface with rather understated symptoms & solely mild-ranging pains or discomforting sensations experienced. Also symptoms could be experienced fleetingly. Avoid making the cardinal mistake of downplaying symptoms or brushing them aside as stomach upset or nervousness. Promptly obtaining treatment for heart attack swiftly enhances one’s prospects of surviving & reduces harm to the heart. None of the symptoms outlined herewith are to be toughed out for over 5 minutes & calling emergency helpline numbers or some crisis medical services for assistance and in case one does not have access then having somebody assist you to the closest health facility and never driving oneself except as a final option. Characteristic Heart Attack Symptoms Discomforting  [...]

Astonishing Study Finding about Omega-3 Fatty Acids and Heart Disease in Women

Intake of larger quantities of omega-3 fatty acids might show no benefits in lowering risk of heart disease in women having type 1 diabetes. This was the study outcome put forth by researchers from the Univ. of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health and noted no link between the duos. Omega-3 fatty acids, essentially present in fishes prevent cholesterol accruement in the arteries and thus support optimal cardiac health. There is still shortage of data regarding the outcomes of omega-3 fatty acids intake among individuals with type 1 diabetes who have significantly higher chances of developing cardiovascular disease. The Pittsburgh Epidemiology of Diabetes Complications Study registered 601 candidates from both genders with type 1 diabetes diagnosis in-between 1950-1980. The study was  [...]

How to Prevent Heart Disease in Your Forties

Lifestyles of women in their forties are mostly stable, however playing the part of the caregiver could be take an immense toll as a woman gets squeezed in between tending to kids and elderly family members. Dipping levels of estrogen could augment risk of developing heart disease. This is due to the estrogen hormone assisting in maintenance of flexible nature of arteries and shields from thickening. As a person ages, one would additionally become more prone to developing visceral fat in and around the abdominal area that has been associated with less HDL levels, elevated blood glucose and high triglycerides, all these raising a person’s likelihood of suffering from a heart attack. Additionally risk of type 2 disease developing is further augmented, that has been associated with cardiac and  [...]

Women’s Heart Disease Prevention Guide in the 30’s

Life could get quite convoluted in the 30’s with burgeoning career and family responsibilities. Trying to successfully balance job and family life could often take its toll on a woman which ups stress levels that raise women’s heart disease risk. The duo key stress hormones namely adrenaline and cortisol could have a constricting action on the blood vessels which leads to a surge in blood pressure and leaves vessels susceptible to blockage. Moreover, there is a greater likelihood of weight gain during thirties that could put strain on the heart because of a slackening body metabolism. Also, it could be a challenge trying to merge exercising into daily schedules. The greater levels of stress could additionally hamper sleep which is another heart disease risk factor. The following strategies  [...]

How to Prevent Heart Disease in your 20’s

Although heart disease is biased to the female gender as compared to cancer of the lungs, ovaries and breasts coalesced together, solely one in ten females view themselves being at risk. Prior to common proclaims about not having to worry about heart disease before touching fifty years of age are made, numerous studies have shown that heart problems inclusive of arterial clogging and high cholesterol levels could commence even in youth. The only optimistic aspect about these reports is that heart disease risk could be controlled in over eighty percent of all cases among females and there are several ways that would help to prevent heart disease. Factually, safeguarding measures when adopted during twenties, thirties or forties could aid in lowering the chances of heart issues developing by  [...]

Decoding Warning Signs Of Female Heart Attacks – Part II

Paying heed to crucial heart attack symptoms Feeling a mix of uncommon symptoms or a first-time sensation in the chest or stomach is reason enough to promptly call for medical assistance. Women are perennially flooded with truckloads of responsibilities in the personal and professional front and often put themselves last in the list, that can be quite detrimental. The more a woman delays in getting treated for opening the blockage in the blood vessels to the heart, the greater harm is inflicted to the heart muscle. If there is massive damage to the heart muscle then there is more likelihood of heart failure. Women have been cited to have more undetected heart attacks as compared to men, and are more often wrongly diagnosed and let off from emergency units. Being Assertive in case of an heart  [...]