Browsing Tag heart disease
Cardiovascular Disease by Rachel Askins
By CPR St. Louis at December 26, 2011 | 6:10 am | 0 Comment
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is preventable and reversible, yet it is still the leading cause of death in the world today. Many people do not realize the severity of this disease, nor do they realize that prevention is much associated with the way society lives daily life. Every day men and women of all races and ethnicities fall victim to this disease. It is important more...
Left Ventricular Hypertrophy by Megan Canada
By CPR St. Louis at December 16, 2011 | 8:39 am | 0 Comment
Left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) is an enlargement of the muscle that surrounds the wall of the left ventricle. The left ventricle is the main chamber that pumps blood out into your entire body, making this chamber work harder to begin with. Causes: Left ventricular hypertrophy is caused when the heart is running in overload all the time. This is mostly caused by more...
Heart Blocks by Hollie Strawn
By CPR St. Louis at December 11, 2011 | 7:23 am | 0 Comment
Heart Block is a condition that causes delays or interruptions in the electrical conduction system of the heart. It is considered a form of arrhythmia, or a problem with the regular rhythm or rate of an individual’s heartbeat, and can occur anywhere along this electrical system. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({ google_ad_client: more...
Congestive Heart Failure (CHF) by Chuck Wensler
By CPR St. Louis at December 10, 2011 | 8:04 am | 0 Comment
Heart Failure is a condition where the heart is unable to pump enough oxygen and nutrient-rich blood to meet the body’s demands for normal tissue functioning. In the early stages, the heart will compensate and respond by enlarging to hold more blood with an increase in muscle tissue and a faster pumping action while combining this with vasoconstriction to increase more...
Cardiomyopathy by Nicole Deckard
By CPR St. Louis at December 9, 2011 | 11:18 am | 0 Comment
Cardiomyopathy is a disease of the heart muscle. There are sometimes no signs and or symptoms of the disease. Other times you can have symptoms such as shortness of breath, trouble breathing, fatigue, and swelling of feet, ankles, legs, abdomen, and veins of the neck. Some types of Cardiomyopathy are Dilated Cardiomyopathy, Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy, Restrictive more...
