Congenital heart disease

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    to quickly travel to all parts of the body and back again quickly. There are three major types of blood vessels in the human body. The first are the arteries which face high blood pressure levels due to the fact that they take blood away from the heart, Because of this they are thicker and more elastic then the other blood vessels. Branching off of the arteries are arterioles which carries blood to the second type of blood vessels the capillaries. These are the smallest and thinnest of the three…

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    • Family history/genetics • Prior stroke or TIA • Smoking, heavy alcohol use, substance abuse (cocaine, amphetamines) • Diabetes mellitus, obesity, metabolic syndrome, impaired glucose tolerance • Hypertension, atrial fibrillation, valvular heart disease, severe carotid artery stenosis • Hypercoagulable states (including use of OCP), pregnancy and postpartum states Etiology •…

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    The Beverage Effect On The Heart Rate. Introduction This experiment is held by the GCU Nursing and Health department to see factors which influence the heart rate either by rising or reducing the heart rate from the normal pace. In order to conduct this experiment all to participants have to measure their heart beat before, during and after the activities. The activity includes, eating, drinking beverages such as, coffee, water, energy drinks, and soda, driving in the traffic, running, taking a…

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    the transportation of oxygen cells either through the CVD or pulmonary system. VO2 is important for exercise and transporting oxygen to the muscles. VO2 max is important to health because it gives information on the function cardiac output of the heart, and the arterial-venous oxygen difference. In addition, it is used in making ATP, which is used for energy. Energy is used for your body to keep on working and to perform the exercise. VO2 max is important to health; because it helps measure a…

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    The first patent was filled by Mark B. Barron’s in 1979 and was granted in 1984. His invention called “chemo cap” was basically a cap structure built using many chambers. These chambers are able to maintain low temperature for a period of time. His idea was to provide an environment with a reduced temperature around the scalp of the patient to prevent alopecia (hair loss). Barron’s provided a clear design of the cap in his patent. He also gave some information about the liquid to be used inside…

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    chemical (acetylcholine) is released from the nerve endings, stimulating the membranes of muscle fibers and causing them to contract. This takes about 1 millisecond to happen. Normally, your conscious mind is unable to speed up or slow down your heart…

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    for exertion. this is known as adrenaline. Adrenaline is produced and released from the adrenal glands and its major action, together with noradrenaline, is to prepare the body for fight or flight modes. Adrenaline targets various organs, mainly the Heart, Blood vessels, Smooth muscles, the eye, skeletal muscles, central nervous system and the metabolic actions. Adrenaline or epinephrine is a hormone and a neurotransmitter produced by the adrenal glands that tacks part in the sympathetic nervous…

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    most common heart condition people may acquire. Atrial fibrillation is when the heart beats between 350-600 beats per minute. The rhythm of the heart is irregular. Since the atria of the heart are beating so fast, the heart is not pumping effectively. Blood remains in the atria and clots, or thrombi, may form. These clots can move to the brain and increase the risk of stroke in many atrial fibrillation patients. There is no cure for atrial fibrillation; it can only be controlled. The heart may…

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    reperfusion itself can elicit a cascade of harmful reactions that injure tissue(2). Studies have shown that renal ischemia - reperfusion injury in addition to kidney tissue, will also be affected distant organs such as the brain (3), lung (4), liver(5) and heart (6). The susceptibility of tissue to ischemia reperfusion injury (IRI) is a major obstacle to both reperfusion after an infarct and successful organ transplantation. Reactive oxygen species (ROS) and nitric oxide (NO) play an important…

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    Introduction: Venous thromboembolism (VTE) [i.e., pulmonary embolism (PE) and deep vein thrombosis (DVT)] is a common complication during and after a hospital admission. Further, VTE is a leading cause of major complications and death after major orthopedic surgery. To avoid the development of VTE after orthopedic surgery, it is essential to reduce the onset of deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and to diagnose DVT early. It leads to early diagnosis to find a risk factor of DVT from medical history of…

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