Heart attack rehabilitation: helping your heart heal

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A heart attack is experienced by 1.5 million Americans each year. Two out of three of them survive the attack. Cardiac rehabilitation programs help patients make changes in daily their habits to help improve recovery. The programs focus on medication, lifestyle changes and psychological changes. Drug therapy such as aspirin or warfarin, beta blockers and ACE inhibitors can reduce the risk for a second attack. Increasing exercise, lowering fat and chloresterol in the diet, and quitting smoking play a critical role in recovery.

United States, Heart attack

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Keeping the beat

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Left ventricular assist device (LVAD) is used to support the weakened heart till healthy heart is available as an alternative management technique to heart transplant. It is found that with long-term LVAD therapy and medications, the risk of death is reduced and quality of life improved and the success rate of it are comparable to that of heart transplantation though LVAD device group are likely to have complications like bleeding or malfunctioning of the device.

Medical Instruments and Supplies, Surgical and Medical Instrument Manufacturing, Cardiac Assist Pumps, Usage, Quality of life, Heart assist devices

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Sodium: straight talk about salt, sensitivity and your blood pressure

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People should avoid a high intake of sodium because it can have long-term, overall devastating effects on the body. A high sodium level can raise blood pressure and raise the risks of suffering from a heart attack or stroke.

Hypertension, Stroke (Disease), Stroke, Sodium, Sodium (Chemical element)

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