Heart Disease

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Cardiovascular Diseases

• Heart Disease

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The most common kinds of heart disease are

• Arteriosclerosis(hardening of the arteries)
• Hypertension or High Blood Pressure
• Rheumatic Heart Disease
• Congenital heart disease(heart disorder that is
  present at birth)

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Arteriosclerosis

• DefinitionA term for the condition of thickening
  ,hardening and loss of elasticity of blood vessel
  walls. Characterized by fatty deposits on the
  inner lining of the blood vessel walls.
• Signs and Symptoms Symptoms are not always
  evident until severe blockage occurs. Pain or
  cramping while exercising or blood clotting may
  occur.
• CausesBlood vessels lose elasticity with
  age.Build up of fatty deposits on blood vessel
  lining.
• TreatmentThe best treatment in arteriosclerosis
  is prevention. When it becomes severe doctors
  have to treat the complications themselves.

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Hypertension

• DefinitionThe more blood your heart pumps and
  the narrower your arteries the higher your blood
  pressure.
• Signs and symptoms excessive perspiration-muscle
  cramps-weakness-frequent urination-rapid or
  irregular heartbeat-nervousness and jitteriness
• Causes this can not always be determined.
  Sometimes it is due to medications or other
  diseases.
• Treatment Recommendations to change
  lifestyles,Sometimes medications are prescribed
  to lower the blood pressure.

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Congential Heart Disease

• Definition A heart defect that is present at
  birth.
• Signs and symptomsIn severe cases at the birth a
  problem is noted. In other less severe cases the
  child may appear to be lethargic have trouble
  breathing and show signs of fatigue that are
  unwarranted.
• Causes It is not easy to pinpoint why a birth
  defect happens.
• Treatment In many cases surgical procedures are
  required soon after birth to correct the defect
  to insure the life of the child. Some procedures
  are repairing the arterial switch,adding a shunt
  or shunting procedures,balloon valvuloplasty,pulmo
  nary artery banding and venous switch or intra
  atria baffle.

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Rheumatic Heart Disease

• Definition A condition resulting from having
  Rheumatic fever as a child. ( weakening of the
  heart valve)
• Signs and SymptomsDamaged heart valve which can
  progress into serious even a disabling condition.
• CausesA disease process that begins with the
  untreated strep throat infection.
• TreatmentPrevention is the best measure to be
  taken. Treat strep throat infections with
  antibiotics so it does not progress into
  Rheumatic Fever.