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    involved with my uncle who suffered from severe heart disease. As no other family member was available to look after him. So, I looked after him and I passed through all that pain with him. Since then, I was very eager to study heart diseases and related topic. Cardiovascular Diseases: Cardiovascular diseases (additionally called heart disease) are the diseases of heart and vessels (arteries, capillaries, and veins) or both. Cardiovascular diseases are the most prevalent conditions of today’s world

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    According to the American Heart Association, cardiovascular disease or heart disease is one of the leading causes of death in America. Cardiovascular disease refers to a disease of the heart and/or blood vessels. It is also known as heart disease. The term cardiovascular disease covers many conditions and is extremely dangerous. Atherosclerosis is one of the major conditions that falls under the cardiovascular disease category. Atherosclerosis is a condition that develops when plaque, made from various

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    Per the 2015 Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics Update , “cardiovascular heart disease (CVD) strikes once every 43 seconds” (American Heart Association, 2014). The term "heart disease" is often used interchangeably with the term "cardiovascular disease." Cardiovascular disease refers to a gamut of diseases or complications that affect the heart. Different forms of a heart disease include coronary artery disease, a disease of blood vessels; heart rhythm problems, such as arrhythmias; heart infections;

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    Cardiovascular Disease One of the world’s deadliest diseases is known as cardiovascular disease, or also known as heart disease. This is commonly referred to the hearts decline in productivity, which leads to the deterioration of a patient’s overall health. Without proper heart function, then the human body will not receive the proper amount of blood, which may become fatal. There are many causes that lead to cardiovascular disease. These may include; diet, amount of physical activity, genetics

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    Cardiovascular disease has reportedly been the number one disease killer for men and women in the United States of America. Every one out of four deaths is caused by heart disease in the United States alone (Centers for Diseases Control and Prevention). Heart disease refers to the different types of conditions and symptoms that can affect the one’s heart and its functions to the body (Mayo Clinic). Cardiovascular/Heart disease has many causes and conditions, prevention methods and symptoms, and

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    Summarize findings from one global current event, within the last six months, that relate to an innovation that can improve the mortality amd morbidity rates of cardiovascular disease in developing countries. After years of what sometimes seemed painstaking slow efforts to bring a less invasive approach to managing mitral valve (MV) disease, things are finally moving forward on several fronts. It 's likely a response to the eye-opening clinical success and rapid adoption of transcatheter aortic

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    Community College Coleman Heart Disease Paper Julissa Diaz Ms. Williams ECRD 1211 Spring 2017 Diaz 2 Heart Disease Paper A heart disease or cardiovascular disease are problems such as, coronary artery disease, high blood pressure, congestive heart failure or arrhythmia. Our heart sends blood around our body and if we have any sort of failure with our hearts it will not transport oxygen and nutrients throughout the body causing for a disease to start or occur. Some diseases come heredity but most can be

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    Types of Cardiovascular Diseases in Dogs Joy Kirby Abstract The purpose of this research is to identify the different types of cardiovascular diseases. Cardiovascular Disease is a disease that affects the heart and blood vessels within. This study uses dogs that have showed signs of heart abnormalities as the test subjects of the experiments conducted. This is a research that would prolong on for about fifteen years. The initial step in the beginning of the research was to determine the types of

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    genetic risk score provides information that adds to the traditional heart disease factors” (1). It shows that there are other factors than cholesterol and blood pressure. Some of the DNA sequence occur in genes no one expected to have effect on cardiovascular disease. This score was also more accurate than family history for predicting heart disease. This means that there are other factors that go along with heart disease, like diet smoking, and exercise habits, which can also be associated with

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    Atherosclerosis, inflammation and cardiovascular disease In most countries, Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality. Despite advances in the treatment of acute and/or chronic coronary syndrome, additional therapies are still needed to reduce the high rates of recurrent CV events. Since 19th centaury it was suspected that the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis involves process of inflammation, which has become recognized as a contributory factor

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