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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...
Antiarrhythmic Drugs by Jennifer Fendler
By CPR St. Louis at December 8, 2011 | 5:53 am | 0 Comment
Antiarrhythmic drugs are used to treat arrhythmias, which is a condition that causes the heart to beat too fast or too slow. Since the heart rate is affected by too much or too little ions in the blood, there are many causes for arrhythmia. Antiarrhythmic drugs are classified into four groups. The four classes are Sodium-channel blockers, beta-blockers, potassium-channel more...
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What is Angina Pectoris by John Merz
By CPR St. Louis at December 7, 2011 | 8:10 am | 0 Comment
Angina Pectoris is the title given to chest pain due to a lack of blood supply to the heart. The name comes from the Latin words angere, meaning to choke or strangle, and pectus, meaning chest. The name was given because of the feeling of pressure on one’s chest that feels like a tight grip squeezing down. This pain is commonly confused with the onset of a heart attack. more...
What is Endocarditis? by Chelsea Gamewell
By CPR St. Louis at December 3, 2011 | 6:37 am | 0 Comment
Endocarditis, also known as valve infection, is an uncommon and very serious infection that causes inflammation in the heart. It can be present in the heart muscles, valves, or the lining of the heart. The infection occurs when bacteria flows through the bloodstream and then attaches itself to damaged parts of the heart. Bacteria can get in the bloodstream from other more...
