Recovering from open heart surgery can be challenging. Maggie Lichtenberg, PCC, an open-heart surgery thriver and author of a book on heart surgery recovery offers tips on the rec[...]
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While there are many common pharmaceutical treatments for high blood pressure including beta blockers and A.C.E. inhibitors there are some very effective alternatives including pom[...]
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Mitral Valve allows blood to flow in one direction from the atrium (upper chamber) to the ventricle (lower chamber). It is one of the four valves separating different chambers of t[...]
This Article will provide you comprehensive information about Malignant Hypertension and accelerated Hypertension causes symptoms treatment and complications[...]
When the pressure of the blood that is exerted against the walls of the blood vessels after and during every heart beat is lower than normal, you have low blood pressure. This can [...]
This article offers a definition of Congestive Heart Failure. It gives the reader knowledge about this condition and ways that CHF are treated. It is also meant to give hope to tho[...]
What makes the littman stethoscope the most popular stethoscope amongst health practitioners, doctors, cardiologists and nursing educators worldwide? This overview traces the devel[...]