is a type of statin medication that is meant to lower a person’s LDL cholesterol level. Statins are able to lower the level of cholesterol…
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Unlike what many may think, congestive heart failure does not refer to the heart-stopping all function; congestive heart failure means that the heart is impaired.…
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Cholesterol ManagementHealthHeart Disease
8 Diet Tips to Get LDL Cholesterol Under Control
by Reese HofmanLDL cholesterol, short for low-density lipoproteins, is what is known as bad cholesterol. It increases the risk of heart disease, heart attack, and stroke. Having…
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AFib Atrial fibrillation affects a whopping 2.7 million people in the United States alone. The numbers are growing each and every day. According to physicians,…
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You may start to experience symptoms of congestive heart failure when your heart’s ability to pump blood to the rest of your body becomes impaired.…
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An embolism occurs when a vein or artery is blocked by an embolus. Not to be confused with a thrombus (stationary blood clot), an embolus…
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Pulmonary embolism is a serious, potentially life-threatening medical emergency in which a blood clot blocks an artery that brings blood to one or both lungs.…
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Pulmonary embolism is a blockage of a pulmonary artery, which is a blood vessel in the lung. Pulmonary arteries bring deoxygenated blood from the right…
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Cholesterol ManagementHealthHeart DiseaseMedical
A New Vaccine could Potentially Prevent High Cholesterol
For proper functioning, your body requires lipids, also known as cholesterol which is produced by the liver or contained in some foods. Cholesterol on its…
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Atrial FibrillationHealthHeart Disease
Atrial Fibrillation and The 7 Major Hazards Of It
by Joel CarsonThe prevalence of Atrial Fibrillation is set to increase in the coming decades. Thus, physicians are trying to formulate an action plan to circumvent the…