The Basics Of Heart Disease

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The heart is the human body's hardest working organ. Throughout life it continuously pumps blood enriched with oxygen and vital nutrients through a network of arteries to all parts of the body's tissues. The external structures of the heart include the ventricles, atria, arteries, and veins. Arteries carry blood away from the heart while veins carry blood into the heart.

Coronary Artery Disease

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How healthy are your coronary arteries? If you eat healthy foods, get physical activity every day and don't smoke, you're well on your way to preventing symptoms of coronary artery disease — a leading type of heart disease.

Daily Aspirin Therapy

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Daily aspirin therapy helps lower the risk of heart attack and clot-related strokes, but it's not appropriate for everyone. Is it right for you? Only if you've had a heart attack or stroke, or you're at high risk of either, should you consider daily aspirin therapy. And then, proceed only with your doctor's approval. Although taking an occasional aspirin or two is safe for most adults to use for head and body aches or fever, daily use of aspirin can have serious side effects.

Erectile Dysfunction May Warn Of Heart Disease

by John Easton

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Erectile dysfunction may provide a warning sign of significant coronary heart disease researchers from the University of Chicago report in the January 23 issue of the Archives of Internal Medicine. Although recent studies suggest an association between erectile dysfunction and atherosclerotic vascular disease, this is the first study to link ED with abnormal results on cardiac stress testing, including evidence for severe coronary artery blockages and markers of a poor cardiovascular prognosis.

Waist-Hip Ratio Measures Heart Attack Risk

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Waist-to-hip ratio, not body mass index (BMI), is the best obesity measure for assessing a person's risk of heart attack, concludes a global study published in this week's issue of the British medical journal The Lancet.