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PROBLEMS W/ THE HEART HEART ATTACK HEART MURMUR ASTHEROSCLEROSIS HYPERTENSION VERICOS VEINS
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HEART ATTACK A HEART ATTACK IS WHEN A CORONARY ARTERY IS BLOCKED BY CHOLESTEROL/FAT. THIS PREVENTS THE HEART FROM RECEIVING ITS SUPPLY OF OXYGEN AND NUTRIENTS. LEADING CAUSE OF DEATH 1.1 MILLION AMERICANS SUFFER ONE EACH YEAR WITH 460,000 BEING FATAL SIGNS INCLUDE, CHEST DISCOMFORT (SQUEEZING, PRESSURE), PAIN IN ARMS, BACK, NECK, SHORTNESS OF BREATH, COLD SWEAT, NAUSEA FACTORS INCLUDE, FAMILY HISTORY, AGE, SMOKING, HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE, HIGH CHOLESTEROL, OVERWEIGHT, PHYSICAL INACTIVITY
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HEART ATTACK http://www.medbroadcast.com/video_ani/
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HEART ATTACK http://www.medbroadcast.com/video_ani/
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ANGIOPLASTY http://www.medbroadcast.com/video_ani/
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BYPASS http://www.medbroadcast.com/video_ani/
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HEART MURMUR A HEART MURMUR OCCURS WHEN ONE OF YOUR HEART VALVES DOES NOT CLOSE ALL THE WAY. THIS CAUSES A LEAKAGE OF BLOOD BACK INTO ONE OF THE HEARTS CHAMBERS. Or When there is a hole in your septum causing deoxygenated and oxygenated blood to mix. Symptoms: Chest pain, fatigue, light headedness http://www.medbroadcast.com/video_ani/
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HEART MURMUR http://www.heartpoint.com/valvularheartdx.html
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ATHEROSCLEROSIS ATHEROSCLEROSIS IS A THICKINING AND HARDENING OF ARTERIES. THIS CAN HAPPEN FROM A BUILDUP OF FATTY MATERIAL, CHOLESTEROL, AND CALCIUM IN THE ARTERIES.
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ATHEROSCLEROSIS
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ATHEROSCEROSIS
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HYPERTENSION WHEN BLOOD PRESSURE IS RAISED OVER A LONG PERIOD PUTTING AN UNNEEDED AMOUNT OF STRESS ON THE HEART OF ITS VESSELS. CAUSES: DIET ACTIVITY STRESS SIGNS: USUALLY NONE UNTIL IT IS TOO LATE!
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HYPERTENSION
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VERICOSE VEINS
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