Heart disease

386,000 Americans died of heart disease that year, accounting for one out of six deaths in the country” (Thaik 32). The development of potential heart disease occurs when the human heart is not functioning properly. The heart is the most important organ in the body and therefore must be taken care of. The human heart is unique, from development, to function, and potential health issues. The development of the human heart begins before birth. The development of the heart has various stages.…

“One third of patients who experience heart attack die within 24 hours of the onset of ischemia, and many of the survivors experience significant morbidity(3)”. Early diagnosis of heart attack reduce the risk of death, especially in those who older the 50 years(1,2). Also, the men between 55-74 years are the most of having diagnosed heart attack or fatal coronary heart disease (CHD)(1). The appearance of cardiac markers in the circulation generally shows myocardial necrosis and is a helpful aide…

Aged population i.e. population of elderly has been increasing around the world and so is the prevalence of many chronic illnesses including heart disease. As compared to the young people, the heart disease in elderly is difficult to manage due to various reasons and to care elderly patients with cardiac conditions has various significant changes from the care of younger patients with the same diagnoses (Jackson & Wenger, 2011). As a person become older, his or her body cells and organs also…

increase in pulmonary blood flow. VSD is a hole in the wall separating the two lower chambers of the heart (AHA, 2016). The blood is shunted from the left ventricle artery, across the open septum into the pulmonary artery without any impediment (Ball & Bindler, 2008). The opening may cause a higher pressure in the heart or reduced oxygen to the body (AHA, 2016). This is the most common congenital heart defect, as reported by Ball & Bindler (2008) and it is responsible for about 40% of all…

Cardiovascular Disease Cardiovascular disease or CVD is one of the leading causes of death in Australia. CVD refers to the diseases involving the heart and blood vessels. In 2016, 43,963 deaths were attributed to CVD. The main types of cardiovascular diseases are coronary heart disease, stroke and heart failure. Cardiovascular disease affects one in six Australians, equivalent to more than 4.2 million people and kills one person in Australia every 12 minutes. (2)(3) Coronary heart disease-…

Heart Attack Heart attack is the consequence and progression of worsening CAD. The coronary artery become partial of completely blocked and suddenly stop the blood flow. Without oxygen part of the heart become permanently damaged and loses its ability of contractility; resulting in scarred area or necrosis. These damage are permanent or irreversible (Mozaffarian et al., 2015). Cardiomyopathy Cardiomyopathy is a diseased heart muscle. The chambers of the heart enlarge and the heart muscle…

It helps the body produce energy. It is important for heart and brain function, muscle movement, and many other body processes. About 98% of the body’s L-carnitine stores are found in your muscles, along with trace amounts in the liver and blood. Which cases do we need L-carnitine? • Obesity: it acts as a transporter to transfer long chain fatty acids into the cell to be oxidized to produce energy, it is safe in diabetes, cardiovascular diseases and females with polycystic ovarian syndrome, its…

Cardiovascular disease or CVD is a condition in which the blood vessels become blocked. In the United States, about 610,000 people die of heart disease every year from cardiovascular disease. It is the leading cause of death in both men and women. It is thought of as a “man’s disease” which it is not. The same amount of both men and women die from heart disease a year. There are four risk factors are the strongest predictors of heart failure: hypertension, chronic kidney disease, being…

Muscular degenerative disease is a malfunction in the body that often weakens the skeletal muscles and prevents function in the body. The disease was discovered in 1861 by a French neurologist named Guillaume Benjamin Amand Duchenne, but the discovery of the cause was founded in 1886 ("Diseases - DMD”). One particular muscular dystrophy that affects children is called Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD) in which a small percentage of boys are born with. DMD is a muscular disease that causes…

Left Ventricular Assist Device Congestive heart failure is defined as a disease that develops when the heart is unable to pump enough blood through the body to sustain life. It is estimated that there are currently over five million people in the United States suffering from heart failure (Trivedi, Cheng, Singh, Williams, & Slaughter, 2014). For a patient with heart failure, the best hope of survival is a heart transplant (Dumitru, 2015). Unfortunately, heart transplants are not always…