Cardiomyopathy is a heart muscle disease that many are diagnosed with every year. The U.S alone experiences
Cardiomyopathy is a heart muscle disease that many are diagnosed with every year. The U.S alone experiences
Anything?) Chest pain with exertion can be due to your valve, doesn’t have to be just due to your coronary…
Do you want to know more about Lupus? If so stay tuned for the next 4 pages and I will tell you everything you want to learn about lupus! Lupus is a chronic autoimmune disease that can damage any part of the body such as skin, joints, and organs. In lupus, something goes wrong with the immune system, which is the part of the body that fights off viruses, bacteria, and germs such as the flu.…
Well Today officially marks my 1 year surgversary (aka the day I had my surgery). In honor of this special day Here's a story of how everything happened. I was diagnosed at around the age of 6? With mitral valve prolapse (aka my valves weren't closing properly). I was also born with pectus excavatum (aka my rib cage sunk in).…
Research Critique: Nursing Intervention for Heart Failure Patients Samantha Durant Chamberlain College of Nursing NR439-64139: RN Evidence-Based Practice-Williamson December 2017 Research Critique: Nursing Intervention for Heart Failure Patients Heart Failure (HF) is a disease that affects approximately 6 million adults in the United States. (www.cdc.gov) Complications include weight gain, shortness of breath, swelling in the lower extremities, and fatigue. (www.cdc.gov) Common risk factors include diabetes, hypertension, and coronary artery disease.…
Heart failure, also known as Congestive Heart Failure, happens when the heart stops pumping as effectively and doesn’t deliver an adequate amount of oxygen and nutrients to meet the body’s needs. It can be classified as either left, right sided, or both, and may or may not cause pulmonary congestion. Hypertension, Coronary Artery disease, and valvular disease often result in heart failure. Often times, symptoms of heart failure such as shortness of breath, edema, and fatigue show up later. Heart dysfunction usually occurs, before these symptoms.…
According to the CDC, the morbidity of heart disease is the confirmed diagnosis of 27.6 million adults with heart disease (CDC, 2016). This estimates to be over 11% of the U.S. The mortality of heart disease is 17.5 million deaths each year, which is an estimated 31% of all deaths worldwide (WHO, 2015). In the U.S., around “610,000 people die of heart disease in the United States every year”, which is about twenty five percent deaths (CDC, 2016). For both males and females, heart disease…
Heart failure generally is a chronic condition in which bouts of worsening symptoms and signs…
As a nation, 75% of our health care dollars goes to treatment of chronic diseases (CDC). Heart failure is among these chronic diseases. About 5.1 million people in the United States have heart failure (CDC). Currently, heart failure has no cure. The disease can be medically treated as well as managed through lifestyle changes.…
• You have chest pain or pressure that lasts for more than a few minutes. Along with the chest pain you…
There are thousands of different diseases that humans can get. Some of them can be treated but others could kill you. Heart disease is one of the diseases that has different types. Some of the diseases don’t kill people but some are dangerous. Heart disease can be risky depending on the type of the disease that you have.…
• Introduction : Congestive heart failure (CHF) is specifically known as congestive cardiac failure (CCF) in the scientific papers. The term ‘’CHF’’ describes a debilitating condition in which the heart 's function as a pump is unable to deliver an adequate amount of rich-oxygen blood to the rest of the body and the fluid builds up in the body and other organs making the heart congested. CHF results from any structural or functional cardiac disorder that weakens the pumping ability of the heart, for instance, congestion of the arteries or a general weakness of the heart muscle caused by having unhealthy life styles. CHF is classified into two types: systolic dysfunction and diastolic dysfunction. The patients who have heart failures commonly experience the symptoms like breathlessness, excessive tiredness, leg swelling, etc.…
Heart attack, or againa occurs when a blood clot develops from plaque in one of the arteries. As the clot gets bigger, it becomes harder to supply blood and oxygen to the heart. The most common symptoms are chest pain, discomfort, burning, aching across the chest,…
Public Health Problem Cardiovascular disease, more commonly known as heart disease, is a noninfectious, chronic, degenerative disease that has extensive historical documentation from over the ages but has become progressively prevalent with the rise of modern society. Cardiovascular disease currently stands as the leading cause of death in the United States, affecting both genders indiscriminately and is responsible for almost fifty percent of deaths that occur. It has recently become an area of intense scientific and medical investigation in collaboration with Public Health to ameliorate this health crisis. Cardiovascular disease most commonly develops in people for the three following reasons: (A) genetic makeup (this includes disorders and familial inheritance), (B) smoking and its repercussions and finally (C) personal choices and lifestyle habits (particularly those relating to diet consumption and physical exercise).…
Medical conditions are bound to increase due to change in lifestyles. One of the life threatening conditions is heart failure. The heart is a muscular structure that pumps blood to all parts of the body. Heart failure results when the heart fails to pump enough blood hence increased overload. The pathophysiology occurs as a result of increased workload on the left ventricle especially in patients with hypertension.…
The heart is also prone to many different diseases, and one can tell if he or she has a heart disease. There are many different types of heart diseases, and each type of heart problem requires different treatment but can have similar symptoms. If one has a shortness of breath, palpitations, faster heartbeat, nausea, he or she can be suffering a coronary artery disease. If one has discomfort or pressure in the chest, extreme weakness, or discomfort radiating to different parts of the body, he or she can possibly have a heart attack. With these symptoms occurring in one’s body, one’s body cannot function properly, and without a functional heart, blood cannot move throughout the body, causing one to have a weak body.…