High blood pressure is also called hypertension. This is a medical term which, by definition, means an individual has a numerical measurement of pressure that is greater than 140/90. These numbers represent a systolic pressure greater than 140 mm of mercury and a diastolic pressure greater than 90 mm of mercury. Chronic hypertension has often […]
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Congestive heart failure (CHF) is a chronic heart condition that leads to reduced blood flow to the body because of the reduced ability of the heart to pump efficiently. After diagnosis your cardiologist or primary care physician will recommend treatment protocols based on your current health, any underlying medical conditions and the causative factor for
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Congestive heart failure (CHF) is a chronic disease that begins insidiously when the heart muscle is damaged by disease or illness. At other times the symptoms of heart failure can begin suddenly. There are diseases that can weaken the heart muscle, such as hypertension or high blood pressure, diseases that cause the heart muscle to
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Cardiomyopathy is a serious heart condition in which the muscle becomes inflamed, possibly from an infection, and does not function optimally. There can actually be a multitude of causes for cardiomyopathy, which also includes some viral infections. Individuals who suffer from cardiomyopathy will be diagnosed with either primary or secondary disease. Primary myopathy is attributed
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According to the American Heart Association nearly 1/3 of the adults (people over 18) have high blood pressure but nearly 1/3 of those don\’t know they are sick. This is because high blood pressure is a silent killer, with little to no symptoms. Current guidelines for blood pressure are: normal is below 120/80, prehypertension is
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