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Notes when taking care of patients with heart failure
Heart failure is one of the most common cardiovascular diseases, with an increasing prevalence in the population. The current treatment is highly effective, but the diet for heart failure patients and what should be kept in mind when taking care of heart failure patients to increase the effectiveness of treatment, increase life expectancy and improve quality. life for the patient.
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Pros and cons of angioplasty
Angioplasty is an interventional cardiovascular technique used to dilate coronary arteries that are blocked or narrowed due to atherosclerotic plaques. Most angioplasty procedures these days incorporate a metal mesh insert, or stent, into the artery.
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Causes of powdery vascular disease
Cerebrovascular disease is commonly known as the occurrence of high blood pressure, atherosclerosis, blood clots from the heart moving up or brain vascular malformations. However, there is another cause that is less well known – amyloid angiopathy.
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Cardiovascular disease: Unmodifiable risk factors
Cardiovascular diseases are the leading health concern in the world, anyone can develop cardiovascular disease, especially when over 40 years old. Many risk factors can lead to cardiovascular disease, some of which cannot be changed.
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Computed tomography in patients with cardiomyopathy
Cardiomyopathy is a major cause of heart failure, with a poor prognosis and high mortality. Early diagnosis is important in the detection and treatment of the disease. In which, computed tomography is a technique for diagnosing cardiomyopathy with high accuracy, being widely applied today.
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Many people don't know they have high blood pressure
Many people do not know they have high blood pressure, patients only know it through random medical examinations, or until complications of the disease appear such as stroke or heart attack. And even when high blood pressure is detected, there is still a large percentage of patients who do not have proper control and treatment of their blood pressure.
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Things to note before and after myocardial perfusion scintigraphy
Scanning is a method used in conjunction with coronary angiography to determine the status of the blood supply to the heart and the activity of the heart muscle. Patients need to prepare well before and after the scan to get the most accurate test results.
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Cerebrovascular accident in diabetics
Diabetes is one of the leading causes of cerebrovascular accident. This risk is increased more in people with diabetes when factors such as age, overweight, obesity, smoking, hypertension, heart disease, dyslipidemia or history of stroke, transient ischemic attack are present. brain blood.
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Hypertension due to coarctation of the aorta
Coarctation of the arteries is a form of hypertension secondary to congenital coarctation of the aorta. Coarctation of the aorta accounts for 5-8% of congenital heart diseases.
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Cardiovascular disease: Modifiable risk factors
Cardiovascular disease risk factors are factors that increase the likelihood of cardiovascular disease. If a person has multiple risk factors, the likelihood of cardiovascular disease increases. Besides cardiovascular risk factors that cannot be changed such as age, sex, and genetics, there are some risk factors for cardiovascular disease that you can completely control and adjust.
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