This is part of our House MD Project series.
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We’re big advocates of the fight against heart disease here on A Disease A Day (you can read our series – “Understanding heart attacks” – part 1, 2, 3). Yet when people think about heart attacks, they …[More]
Tags: Cardiology, Children, News
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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 forget?), just …[More]
Tags: Adults, Cardiology, News
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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 the exact cause …[More]
Tags: Adults, Cardiology, Danger-High, News
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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 from Mars and …[More]
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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.
What causes it?
Around …[More]
Tags: Adults, Cardiology, Danger-High, Internal-Medicine
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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 can be caused …[More]
Tags: Adults, Cardiology, Danger-High, Internal-Medicine
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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.
Danger level…[More]
Tags: Adults, Cardiology, Danger-High, Internal-Medicine
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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 any of …[More]
Tags: Adults, Cardiology, Danger-Medium, Internal-Medicine
