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• Brittany Murphy Dead at 32 from Cardiac Arrest

  Heart 21.12.2009 View Comments

  

  A few hours ago it was reported that actress Brittany Murphy, known from such films as Clueless, Girl, Interrupted, and 8 Mile has died as a result of a cardiac arrest.

  As you may recall (who can…[More]

  Tags: Adults, Cardiology, News

• In The News – Michael Jackson – What is A Sudden Cardiac Arrest?

  Heart 25.06.2009 View Comments

  

  A few hours ago, pop star Michael Jackson died at age 50 after suffering a cardiac arrest. As you’ll read in this article, there are many possible causes behind a cardiac arrest, and at the moment…[More]

  Tags: Adults, Cardiology, Danger-High, News

• Heart Attacks and Women

  Heart 06.06.2009 View Comments

  Recently we featured a guest post in the “A Mother in Israel” blog. It deals with the differences between men and women when it comes to heart attacks and is called “Heart attacks – are men…[More]

• Acute Pericarditis – Inflammation of Your Heart’s Covering

  Heart 17.05.2009 View Comments

  

  Danger level: High

  What is it?

  Acute pericarditis is an inflammation of the heart’s cover.

  Who gets it?

  Acute pericarditis is more common in men than women. It’s more common in adults than in children….[More]

  Tags: Adults, Cardiology, Danger-High, Internal-Medicine

• Understanding Heart Attacks – Part 3 – Myocardial Infarction

  Heart 07.05.2009 View Comments

  

  This is part 3 of a 3-part series about hearts attacks. In part 1 we covered atherosclerosis. Part 2 dealt with angina pectoris.

  This part deals with the real thing – the heart attack that…[More]

  Tags: Adults, Cardiology, Danger-High, Internal-Medicine

• Understanding Heart Attacks – Part 2 – Angina Pectoris

  Heart 06.05.2009 View Comments

  

  Yesterday we started a 3 part series about heart attacks. Part 1 talked about atherosclerosis. Now we’re moving on to what atherosclerosis can do to your heart. One of those things is called angina pectoris….[More]

  Tags: Adults, Cardiology, Danger-High, Internal-Medicine

• Understanding Heart Attacks – Part 1 – Atherosclerosis

  Heart 05.05.2009 View Comments

  

  In this 3 part series we’ll be covering one of the most important conditions today – heart attacks. We’ll cover the three “stages” in the development of a heart attack. To make sure you don’t miss…[More]

  Tags: Adults, Cardiology, Danger-Medium, Internal-Medicine