Archive for May 23rd, 2006
Diagnosis &Treatment Of Heart Attack
Tuesday, May 23rd, 2006A blockage in the heart’s arteries may reduce or completely cut off the blood supply to a portion of the heart. This can cause a blood clot to form and totally stop blood flow in a coronary artery, resulting in a heart attack (also called an acute myocardial infarction or MI).
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Causes Of Heart Attack
Tuesday, May 23rd, 2006Most heart attacks are caused by a blood clot that blocks one of the coronary arteries (the blood vessels that bring blood and oxygen to the heart muscle). When blood cannot reach part of your heart, that area starves for oxygen. If the blockage continues long enough, cells in the affected area die. […]
INSULIN-DEPENDENT (TYPE 1) DIABETES
Tuesday, May 23rd, 2006Diabetes mellitus (”sugar diabetes”) is a long-term condition where the body is not able to control the amount of glucose in the blood. It develops when there is an insufficient amount of the natural hormone insulin. If untreated, the symptoms include excessive thirst, lots of trips to the toilet to pass urine and weight loss. […]
