http://www.nucleusinc.com This 3D medical animation of the heart shows a coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) procedure used to combat coronary artery disease. Beginning with a midline sternal incision, the heart is connected to a perfusion machine which will take over the duties of the heart while the surgery takes place. Two different grafts are used to bypass the blocked coronary arteries: the internal thoracic artery from inside the chest wall, and the saphenous vein from the leg. After the procedure, the heart is shocked to restart its beating. A drainage tube is left at the incision site to drain away excess fluid. The animation continues to show two other types of approaches to a coronary artery bypass graft, off-pump bypass surgery and minimally invasive bypass surgery.
This is similar to the procedure performed on former president Bill Clinton and California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger.
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cardiovascular is pertaining to blood vessels or organs that are heart related or go to or from the heart. Coronary is the name of the arteries that feed the heart muscle. Therefore, a clot in the vessel could be referred to as a coronary thrombosis.
by nature i mean the people who it affects most,what happens when you get the disease,etc.
Certain behaviors and conditions increase the risk that someone will develop Coronary Heart Disease. They also can increase the chance that Coronary Heart Disease, if already present, will worsen. They are called “risk factors” and, while some cannot be modified, most can.
Risk factors that cannot be modified are: age (45 or older for men; 55 or older for women) and a family history of early Coronary Heart Disease
If you do have heart disease your doctor will give advice re lifestyle and diet. Also appropriate medication(s) will be prescribed.
If your heart disease gets worse, your arteries narrow, and less blood flows to your heart. You might have chest pain when you exercise or feel stressed.
In some cases, sudden and serious problems can happen. New blockages that form in the arteries of the heart tend to be unstable. They can break apart and cause blood clots to form. These clots block blood flow to your heart, causing a heart attack.
If your heart disease is severe, or if your chest pain and other symptoms can’t be controlled with medicines, you may need to think about surgery.
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I really need help with this question. Please give detailed answers or sentence dot points. Thankyou.
It depends a bit on the heart disease. OK. the most common form of congestive heart disease is atherosclerosis. The arteries thicken and the walls get coated with fatty cholesterol plaques. The cholesterol might come loose like scale in a boiler pipe and block a smaller artery, That artery might be feeding the brain and a stroke results. It might be feeding the heart. Suddenly there is no blood to part of the heart and then it is a heart attack.
I hope this is enough.
http://www.jeffreybrownmd.com/. Heart disease is the leading killer of both men and women in the U.S. and around the world. What you don’t know about heart disease can hurt you.
My goal as a physician is to empower people to take charge of their health and avoid needlessly suffering from conditions like heart disease.
Throughout this video, I will walk you through the basics of heart disease. You will learn just what you need to know about this illness, so that you can reduce your risk of suffering from it.
If you like this video, you will love my new book Health Power 101 – http://www.amazon.com/Health-Power-101-Complete-Empowerment/dp/098210040X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1262707509&sr=8-1#reader_098210040X
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Do you think it points to causation, or more likely due to confounding factors (socioeconomic)?
It is impossible to say whether it is causation or socioeconomic or both. I do know there is definitely a relationship by observation over the years.
And also, what are the most effective potential public health approaches that can be taken to reduce cholesterol as a risk factor?
Ignore "Lisa L". This is a person whose sole source of medical information (not "knowledge") is a group run by a person whose degree is is fitness, not medicine.
Numerous double blinded, placebo controlled studies have shown that lowering cholesterol in high risk patients reduces the risk of heart attack.
Possible public health approaches:
1) education about healthy diets (low fat, whole grain, etc.)
2) education about healthy cooking that tastes good
3) encourage use of healthy alternatives to trans fats, etc
Dr. Jorge Escobedo of the Mexican Social Security Institute, Mexico City, discusses January 10 Mayo Clinic Proceedings (http://tinyurl.com/yjemrap) article describing a cohort of patients selected for the presence of coronary artery disease, duration of diabetes mellitus of 20 or more years, and microalbuminuria or macroalbuminuria.
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what treatments are available? the idea of surgery scares me but i hear they dont do that unless its a last resort. i was hopin the medication would help since it could be costochondrias but im still having chest pains like before so saturday i see him again too see if my blood pressure went down from 180/91. i have a history of heart problems in my family and high blood pressure problems as well.
also does this cause a shorter life span or anything bad like that?
They can bring your blood pressure down with medications, but so can you with deep meditation. I showed my brother how to drop his 10-15 points in about 2 minutes. You basically self-hypnotize yourself into a restful place — if you like the water, then see yourself floating on it with a clear sky, maybe the twinkling of stars and a cheshire moon at dusk; you are warm and comfortable, but you are floating on the water. In control. It is the peace you create that will lower the BP.
I had a heart attack 6 years ago. I weighed 128 at 5′3" and cholesterol of 180 with bp of 110/80 or so — absolutely no reason to have an attack, except genetics… my dad’s side. He died at age 77 of heart failure.
I take care of myself, have my regular 6 months check-ups; take vytorin and plavix. I had a surgery where they put a stent in a clogged artery. The pains I was having before were angina, they were gone.
The pains you are having are a precursor to a heart attack; angina is a warning — so get to a cardiologist and get the medications you need to take care of your heart.
It does not shorten your life span if you take care of your body. No smoking, exercise, take your meds, eat right, all is etc., etc., etc. … If you do not take care of the angina now, then it will certainly shorten your life expectancy if you have a lot of clogged arteries… it might just end it.t