Heart Attack Warning Signs - (NC)-Heart disease is a leading cause of death for Canadian men and women.1 Chest pain (a classic symptom of angina or heart attack) occurs when not enough blood is reaching the heart muscles due to the narrowing of the heart's coronary arteries or complete blockage of these arteries. Learn the signs of a heart attack and the steps to take if you o ...

Lowering Your Risk Of Heart Disease - (NC)-If you have been deemed at risk by your doctor, there are steps you can take to help control risk factors. According to Statistics Canada, heart disease is one of the leading causes of death of Canadians, accounting for over 26% of all deaths.1 Despite this, there are a variety of ways Canadians can lower their risk of heart disease and ult ...

Primary Pulmonary Hypertension - What is primary pulmonary hypertension? The best place to start is the pulmonary arteries. These arteries move the blood from the right ventricle of the heart to the lungs for oxygen.. When people have high blood pressure specifically in the pulmonary arteries, they have pulmonary hypertension. This could be an extremely rare side-effect of Pondimi ...

Garlic Compound Allicin Prevents Chronic Pulmonary Hypertension - A study suggested that eating two cloves of raw garlic a day could protect against a severe form of pulmonary hypertension. The study was performed on rats. A small dose of monocrotalline was used on rats to induce vasoconstriction of the pulmonary arteries. Within three weeks, the control group of rats developed chronic pulmonary hypertension w ...

Dr. Rai is Certified in Advanced Cardiac Life Support - Dr. Rai, a board certified ASPS Texas plastic surgeon received certification in Advanced Cardiac Life Support at the Annual Meeting of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons in October 2004. Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) is designed fo ...

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