This is part of our House MD Project series.
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Cardiology
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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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Danger level: High
What is it?
The aorta is the largest blood vessel in our body, and it responsible for supplying blood to all of our organs. Aortic dissection is a life-threatening situation which occurs when a tear develops …[More]
Tags: Adults, Cardiology, Danger-High
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Danger level: High
What is it?
Hypertension is an elevated level of the blood pressure, which can lead to serious complications.
Who gets it?
Hypertension affects about 60 million people in the US (30% of the population), and about …[More]
Tags: Adults, Cardiology, Danger-High, Internal-Medicine
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Danger level: High
What is it?
Deep vein thrombosis (DVT for short) is a blood clot (or thrombus in Greek) that forms in a deep vein in the body.
Who gets it?
There are a few risk factors for …[More]
Tags: Adults, Cardiology, Danger-High, Internal-Medicine
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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
