Measure Your Heart IQ

[Adam's Apple]

Take this quiz to measure your heart IQ.

1. Which is the leading cause of death in adult women?
a. Breast cancer
b. Colon cancer
c. Heart disease
d. Diabetes

2. Aim for a healthy weight. Your BMI should be:
a. Greater than 30
b. Between 25 and 30
c. Between 20 and 25
d. Less than 20

3. Aim for a blood pressure:
a. Less than 120/60
b. Less than 140/80
c. Greater than 100/40
d. Less than 100/40

4. The greatest risk for heart disease comes from:
a. A high-fat diet
b. A high-sugar diet
c. Lack of exercise
d. Smoking

5. Which other disease puts you at much higher risk for heart disease?
a. Gastric reflux
b. Diabetes
c. Hashimoto’s disease
d. Glaucoma

6. Your total cholesterol should measure:
a. Less than 100
b. Between 150 and 200
c. Between 200 and 250
d. Between 250 and 300

7. The American Heart Association recommends a diet containing:
a. Less than 5 percent of calories from fat
b. Less than 10 percent of calories from fat
c. Less than 20 percent of calories from fat
d. Less than 30 percent of calories from fat

8. Which is the preferred dietary fat?
a. Saturated fat
b. Trans fat
c. Monounsaturated fat
d. Polyunsaturated fat

9. What do you need to look at first when reading food labels?
a. Calories per serving
b. Grams of fat per serving
c. Servings per container
d. Grams of protein per serving

10. Including at least 25 grams a day or more of what nutrient helps lower your risk for heart disease?
a. Fiber
b. Protein
c. Carbohydrates
d. Vitamin E

For answers go to:
http://www.ediets.com/news/printArticle.cfm?cid=2&cmi=2423009

Note: For those of you interested in health, the Sacramento Bee publishes a nutrition quiz on a wide range of health topics that is very educational. If interested go to www.sacbee.com and do a search for “nutrition quiz”. The columnist is Gwen Schoen.

 

[waltky]

Not as many pills to remember to take helps heart patients stay on medication...

Heart Patients More Likely to Take Medication When in Single Pill
September 07, 2013
WASHINGTON — Many patients who have heart disease or who have suffered a stroke don’t take their medications as regularly as prescribed. One study shows that a number of stroke patients stop taking their pills within three months after having a stroke. A new study in Britain finds that if patients with heart disease can take a single pill instead of several pills, they are more likely to stay on their medication.

Patients at risk for heart attack or stroke may be taking a lot of pills. Some could reduce blood pressure. Other pills could control cholesterol. Still others might be prescribed to prevent a heart attack. Henryk Pycz, who has both high blood pressure and diabetes, participated in a study to see if he could do better in managing his health by reducing the number of pills he had to take. "When I was taking the medication consisting of a variety of tablets, I'd have either five, six or seven tablets to take," he said.

Dr. Simon Thom, from the National Heart and Lung Institute at the Imperial College in London, knew it was hard for patients to manage all those medications. "We know there's a big shortfall in the coverage and continued usage of preventative medication, particularly in lower middle income countries," he said.

Dr. Thom led a study that involved more than 2,000 patients. Almost 90 percent of them had suffered a stroke or had heart disease. The other 10 percent had a high risk of having one. Half of the participants received a combination daily medication known as a polypill that contained statins, blood pressure medication and another drug like aspirin to prevent blood clots. The other participants were told to continue taking their regular medications. Dr. Thom says the results clearly favored the polypill. “More patients at the end of the trial were taking indicated medications in the form of the fixed dose combination polypill than were in the usual care group,” he said.

The patients who took the polypill had improvements in control of both blood pressure and cholesterol. Pycz said he also learned something. "It helped me to understand that controlling your medication is important. The polypill meant that I was never out of sync I always had the correct amount of tablets to take,” he said. Dr. Thom says the study has huge implications, especially for those who skip their medications. “The polypill has a big public health opportunity to bridge the gap of under usage of indicated and effective therapeutic medication,” he said. Dr. Thom says that's because those who made the biggest gains in taking in taking their medications as prescribed were the ones who were most likely to skip them at the beginning of the trial. The study appears in the Journal of the American Medical Association.

Heart Patients More Likely to Take Medication When in Single Pill

 

[Luddly Neddite]

Thanks very much for posting this.

 

[waltky]

Treatments are evolving rapidly to improve clinical outcomes and help patients live an active and productive life ...

Managing heart disease through quality stents
Saturday 14th October, 2017: With cardiovascular diseases becoming new epidemic in the country, affecting younger and older population alike, treatment modalities are evolving rapidly to improve clinical outcomes and help patients live an active and productive life post-treatment

Responsible for 25% of all deaths in the country, cardiovascular diseases (CVD) have also become a leading cause of premature mortality in terms of years of life lost. From the year 1990 to 2010, early deaths, because of CVD in India, have reportedly increased by a staggering 59%. By getting affected with heart conditions in working age, people not only lose out their productive years but also add to the overall economic burden of the disease.

According to a paper, published in the Journal of Harvard School of Public health, cardiovascular disease deaths alone give India the "highest loss in potentially productive years of life" of all countries in the world. "Compounded with a steep rise in the number of young patients, in Rajasthan itself, CVD contributes to approximately 11 percent of the disease burden. I get around 15 percent heart patients below 45 years of age in a month. The major reasons contributing to the early onset of the disease are work-related stress, unhealthy lifestyle, family history, diabetes, and habits like smoking, drinking and lack of sleep. Fortunately, the continuous advancement in technology is changing the way cardiovascular diseases are diagnosed early and treated effectively. But the key to it lies in early recognition of the susceptible individuals and its prevention," says Dr. Sanjeeb Roy, Director, Fortis Escorts Hospital, Jaipur.

Along with these risk factors, the lack of preventive measures at the appropriate time sometimes leads to an elevated risk of having a cardiac disease. In this case, the patient might require undergoing a surgical procedure like stenting to treat the complication. The stent is placed inside the artery through a process called coronary angioplasty, also known as Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI). While the type of stent used depends upon individual patient conditions, the most important thing to be kept in mind when choosing a stent is the quality of stent.

A stent, once implanted, remains in the body forever and hence, the quality of the device should be given prime importance. A bad quality stent might result in stent thrombosis and restenosis and can be fatal for the patient in some cases. This is why cardiologists always emphasize on using the highest quality stent. "With other innovations in cardiac technologies, advances are also taking place in the sphere of devices. A clear example of this is the consistent evolution in stent technology, leading to the development of newer generation stents. However, whichever stents are chosen for placement, it is important to understand that quality plays a vital role in improvising overall patient outcomes. Preference should be given to a stent which has been backed by significant clinical data and has gone through stringent approval norms. In this regard, US FDA approved drug-eluting stents (DES) have been proven to be the most effective," says Dr. Prakash Chandwani, Director, Heart General Hospital, Jaipur. Thus, better quality stent technologies further help to improve the clinical outcomes and optimize the PCI.

Managing heart disease through quality stents

 

[Muhammed]

If you want to fuck up your health adhere to a restrictive fad diet you found on a website.

 

[waltky]

Uncle Ferd says, "Yeah - is fun exercise...

Sex unlikely to cause cardiac arrest, study finds
Mon, 13 Nov 2017 - Sudden cardiac arrest is linked to sexual activity far more often in men than women, a study finds.

Sudden cardiac arrest is associated with sexual activity far more often in men than women, research suggests. But sex is a rare trigger for sudden cardiac arrest. Only 34 out of the 4,557 cardiac arrests examined occurred during or within one hour of sexual intercourse and 32 of those affected were men. Sumeet Chugh, of the Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute, said his study is the first to evaluate sexual activity as a potential trigger of cardiac arrest. The research was presented at a meeting of the American Heart Association.

A cardiac arrest happens when the heart malfunctions and suddenly stops beating. It causes someone to fall unconscious and stop breathing and unless treated with CPR, it is fatal. This differs from a heart attack, where blood flow to the heart is blocked. It is known that sexual activity can trigger heart attacks, but the the link with cardiac arrest was previously unknown.

Couples feet in bed​

Cardiac arrest facts

* Almost 90% of people who suffer out-of-hospital cardiac arrests die
* Every minute without cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) or defibrillation reduces someone's survival chances by 10%
* CPR, especially if performed in the first few minutes of cardiac arrest, can double or triple a person's chance of survival
* During CPR, you should push on the chest at a rate of 100 to 120 compressions per minute. The beat of the Bees Gees' hit Stayin' Alive is a perfect match for this

Source: American Heart Association

Dr Chugh and his colleagues in California examined hospital records on cases of cardiac arrest in adults between 2002 and 2015 in Portland, Oregon. Sexual activity was associated in fewer than 1% of the cases. The vast majority were male and were more likely to be middle-aged, African-American and have a history of cardiovascular disease. The study also found CPR was performed in only one-third of the cases, despite them being witnessed by a partner.

Dr Chugh said: "These findings highlight the importance of continued efforts to educate the public on the importance of bystander CPR for sudden cardiac arrest, irrespective of the circumstance." He said it shows the need for people to be educated about how to administer CPR. Another study presented at the conference showed children as young as six can learn it. After a heart attack or surgery, the British Heart Foundation suggests patients should typically wait four to six weeks before resuming sexual activity.

Sex 'unlikely to cause cardiac arrest'

 

[DGS49]

Link don't work no more. (Nov 16th).