i have a heart condition brought on by high blood pressure.?
there are times that i suffer from shortness of breath and a burning sensation under my left breast and also in my back under the shoulderblade. on one or two occasions the pain went into my left arm. the doctors say its not angina, what else could it be? its really nasty and makes me feel so ill.
it is heart related
i have also been given medication for angina, even though they say i havent got it
could be an enlarged heart. thats what killed my mum.
WHY THE THUMBS DOWN? my mother had very high blood pressure for a long time that caused her heart to enlarge that eventually killed her. fact.
despite taking diovan to control my high blood pressure it does not seem to working?
my weekly Blood pressure readings average out at 178/90.Is there a combination of drugs that can help apart from my own effort such as exercise and losing weight. It worries me that my blood pressure is constantly high.
My doctor seems think it is not a problem despite the fact that I have angina. But everything I read points to the contrary that my BP ought not to be more than 150/90 for my 60 years of age.
Wrong category ought to be in health..under heart diseases
Calm down – go and put the blood pressure gauge in the bin.
There is a REASON people should not have such equipment at home and play doctors…
There is also a reason doctors have to study for several years…
You can’t and shouldn’t attempt DIY medical diagnosis.
You’ll drive yourself crazy.
Your doctor knows best, if he says it is fine – it is fine!
There are several things that can cause temporary high blood pressure, including stress, and if you are at home worrying about you bp and taking lots of tests and getting even more stressed about the results, you, yes YOU are just going to aggrevate your condition.
I haven’t read it anywhere but does anyone know of daily-heavy feeler bleeds as a side effect of taking Lipitor? No, that’s not a side effect. See your doctor. I haven’t heard of this in connection with Lipitor. Are you also taking a medication to prevent blood clots, close to aspirin, Plavix, or Coumadin? A medication in that category might be…
I hold be taking Plavix for 2 months after a heart attack and stent placement.? One week ago, I began to notice rectal bleeding as well as blood in my urine. After bloodwork results be observed, my primary care physician (a clinic resident) didn’t want me to stop Plavix as he feared it would cause restinosis of my stent. Since I was not…
I Just Heard “ACS” In a Plavix Ad Again, Does “Idiopathic Transient Myocardial Ischemia”, Mean the Same Thing? – Yes and no. ACS is Acute coronary syndrome, which covers stable angina, unstable angina, and myocardial infarction (both STEMI and NSTEMI- terms describing EKG changes). Idiopathic Transient Myocardial Ischemia is a type of angina, one of the diseases covered under the umbrella term ACS. …
I’d close to to know why the drug generic copy of plavix be taken bad the marketplace? the generic version of plavix was taken off the market,i really would approaching to know why – Judge halts sales of generic version of blood thinner Plavix Posted 8/31/2006 6:32 PM ET E-mail | Save | Print | NEW YORK (AP) 鈥?A federal judge blocked…
Is asprin impossible to tell apart as plavix? NO…don’t try it out. They do nearly the same thing, but Plavix is much stronger. Ask a doctor or pharmacist. They both thin the blood, but Plavix is a bit more complicated. Among other things, Plavix keeps the plaque from sticking to the walls of the blood vessels. Plavix / Clopidogrel…
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Is in attendance a generic drug for PLAVIX? Is in attendance anything comparible? The cost for PLAVIX is very high. It’s hard for me to pay the soaring prices, and I need the drug. – At this time there is no generic for Plavix. There are other drugs in same class but they tend have a different moving parts of action. You should…
Is in attendance a generic for Plavix? not yet. Not yet, it has not been out long enough for the rights to wear out. GENERIC NAME: clopidogrel bisulfate. BRAND NAME: Plavix Clopridogel. No, not yet. Another blood thinner is Coumadin brand, but the generic is Warfarin. Depending on why you’re taking Plavix, it may be that another type of blood…
Is in that anything I can guzzle or drink that will frustrate the bruising cause by the medication Plavix.? I have been on this medication for some months, I have noticed that the brusing over my entire body is increasing. The black & blue grades range in size to from very small to quite substantial. My arms & legs are especially affected. I…
Is it ok to pinch protonix while taking plavix? – yeah, they are two entirely different drugs with no drug interactions. Protonix is a proton pump inhibitor that is usually used for stomach issues (gastric reflux, ulcers, etc). Plavix is a cardiovascular drug that stops platelet aggregation (prevents heart attacks, clots, etc). There are no problems with taking them together. Source(s): I am…
Is it precarious to drink alcohol and pinch plavix and asprin.? they adjectives thin the blood, what do you think? it is dangerous to drink alcohol PERIOD. mixing alcohol with aspirin is ALWAYS damaging and dangerous. throwing the plavix in there is asking for trouble. – Plavix and aspirin as others have pointed out are platelet inhibitors and act to prevent…
Is near a generic brand for the med Plavix? No, Plavix is the only currently available form of the drug clopidogrel. Drugs are protected by patents for a time of time to allow the drug companies to recover the costs of developing the drugs. Not yet. The pharmaceutical company is still trying to verbs the money they spent developing the drug. …
Last week my doctor prescribed Plavix because I enjoy clogged arteries, especially surrounded by my legs and can’t totter I have never heard of any medicine clearing your arteries they may add to in time but the only way to fix is a bypass. Plavix does not thin blood(that is wayfarin/coumidin). Plavix makes your blood slicker so it does not readily stick to…
Looking to find date Generic Plavix can be sold.? was on the market for about a month and then pulled..said too soon for it to be a generic…looking for details nearly why .You can find answers to all your medication questions at www.fda.gov You can also sign up for email notifications..while on their website?
Needing to know nearly plavix medication for my heart.The Doctor found a blockage? The Doctor did a heartcath and found i have a blockage of 80% to 90%…He put me on Plavix and my aspirin..He wants to do an Echocardigram…Why..He’s talking of a stent..Why am I on Plavix? He also said something about a graph might not work because it’s rigid..Just worried and need an…
Plavix (Clopidogrel) problems? Has anybody here had any problems with the prescription drug Plavix (Clopidogrel), a blood thinner? I don’t like it, but my doctor insists that I need to pinch it. It seems to cause some unpleasant side effects. – Poor you, problems with yet another drug Source(s): http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/drugi鈥?
Plavix any side effects when you stop medication? take medication for T.I.A s my husband had a heart attack 3 years ago and they have to do an angioplasty. He was on plavix for one year after they put the stent in. He never had any side effects when the doctor took him off the meds after one year. yes tia’s are the…
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Plavix is bloodbath associates…any input or stories appreciated? It’s hard to dissern what is truth and what is medium driven hysteria! The lawyers of course are jumping right on the band lorry for the “BIG BUCKS”! They’ll make it out to be whatever brings them the biggest payday and in the same respect, discourage drug manufacturer’s from R&D and adjectives drugs! The media hype basically…
Plavix medication– Is it sheltered to drink green tea if you are taking this medication? I take plavix and have heard that people taking coumadin, a blood thinner is not supposed to drink green tea. I know that plavix is also a blood thinner. – You enjoy answered yourself friend. I wouldn’t , for if you are on Plavix I’d bet you…
Plavix Study $3000? For $3000 would you participate in a study for 4 days and 8 check up visits…involving the drug Plavix? I ask because I may do it…but having serious second thoughts. After calling this research company to try to possibley switch to other studies that may be smaller amount risky they said I cannot switch to another study.and all I have done is…
Process of making clopidogrel bisulfate (Plavix)? I have a chemistry big project for my quarter grade.. the question is how the process of making clopidogrel sulfate or the brand name is Plavix.. please give an account me or give me website that I can search for it.. I tried looking at google.com but I couldnt find it.. thank you.. – I’m not sure…
Questions around Plavix (Clopidogrel) and drugs within like peas in a pod class? I’m trying to compare Clopidogrel to other drugs in the same class. Have I missed any of these drugs? Not certain…let me know if you hold any information. What other drugs are in the same class as Plavix? – there is not drug to compare with plavix, in that are…
Another Heart Attack Waiting To Happen: Texas Healthcare Deals With Questionable Drugs
As if there weren’t enough things giving us chest pain, new studies reveal that Prilosec and Nexium, made by pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca, increase the risk of fatal heart attacks after years of use.
The heartburn medications follow closely in the wake of controversies surrounding Vioxx, a painkiller also believed to raise the likelihood of heart attack and cardiovascular problems, and Avandia, a diabetic medication thought to elevate similar risks. Prilosec and Nexium are nearly identical in formula, and belong to a group of drugs known as proton pump inhibitors, which reduce or eliminate heartburn by decreasing the stomach’s production of acid. Prevacid, Protonix, and Aciphex are also in this group.
The effect these court and media battles have had on the health care, health insurance, and pharmaceutical industries is significant, and if similar trends continue, could be astronomical. Giants like Merck, the makers of Vioxx, are seeing their stock market prices recover, but for a while, it was questionable.
The issues extend beyond just Wall Street, however, and certainly are a concern to residents of Dallas, Houston, Austin and throughout Texas. Health insurance companies may be less likely to cover drugs from pharmaceuticals with a history of liability problems.
For states like Texas, where twenty-five percent of the population is already going without any health coverage whatsoever, more bad news could crush the state’s ability to provide adequate care. If, for instance, state medical programs began to limit accessibility to medications made by giants like Merck, healthcare facilities already on the edge may go under entirely due to unreimbursed costs, or, worse, be unable to provide sufficient care at all.
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) was heavily criticized for not warning the public against Avandia, when it knew for more than a year about studies suggesting its link with higher risks of heart attack and angina. Merck faced formidable damage-control issues over Vioxx, and, in fact, is still in court over the fiasco. AstraZeneca might as well take notes; lawsuits are sure to come.
AstraZeneca recently sent the FDA the results of its fourteen-year study on different treatment options for acid reflux disease. It compared patients who elected to have surgery with those taking Prilosec, and found evidence within one year of the study’s inception that those choosing the medication were more likely to have heart attacks, heart failure and heart-related sudden deaths than those who underwent surgery. These findings continued throughout the study.
Several factors could have led to false negatives, reported the drug company, including the fact that surgery patients are often younger and healthier, and fourteen other studies on Prilosec showed no elevated risk at all.
That AstraZeneca knew of the possibility of these risks thirteen years ago, but did not reveal them, only adds to the lack of trust building against the pharmaceutical industry in general. A study on Nexium found similar risks early on, but the effect seemed to dissipate as the trial continued.
“It’s hard to know if this will play out similarly [to Avandia] until we have completed our analysis,” said Dr. Paul Seligman, the FDA’s associate center director for safety policy and communication, when questioned about Prilosec and Nexium.
In a written statement, the agency said that, “based on everything we now know, the FDA’s preliminary conclusion is that the observed difference in risk of heart attacks and other heart-related problems seen in early analyses of the two small long-term studies is not a true effect.”
The course of these analyses eerily parallels that of Avandia, however — just in reverse. Three dozen short-term studies on the diabetes medication revealed heart risks, but the FDA dismissed the evidence after a long-term trial did not produce similar data. Prilosec’s long-term trial, on the other hand, revealed heart risk, while fourteen shorter-term studies did not. The fact that the FDA seemed, in both cases, to have conveniently ignored one set of data in exchange for emphasizing the other, more profitable one, calls the agency’s process of analysis into question. The FDA has since asked for safety data from all makers of proton pump inhibitors.
“We were cognizant from the earliest submission [on Prilosec and Nexium] about whether and how we should say something,” said Seligman.
It’s hard to know whether or not to be comforted by that.
Being aware of safety issues affecting your health is an important part of taking care of yourself. Minding your health will certainly affect you as you age, and eventually your wallet.
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How do you tell the difference in a heart attack & a stroke?
And angina pains?
I lost my husband due to a massive heart attack years ago, & I thought heart disease could be detected these days better than it was then.
I am somewhat of a band aid nurse, & I thought I knew some things about health, but I’ve learned lately due to a friend,that sometimes it masks itself & you cannot tell.
How can you tell if you have heart trouble? Is there anyone out there that has dealt with this? I thought that heart trouble was diagnosed easier than it was 10 years ago.
Thank you.
A heart attack is when blood vessels that supply blood to the heart are blocked, preventing enough oxygen from getting to the heart. The heart muscle dies or becomes permanently damaged. Your doctor calls this a myocardial infarction.
A stroke is an interruption of the blood supply to any part of the brain. A stroke is sometimes called a “brain attack.”
A stroke can happen when a blood vessel that supplies blood to the brain is blocked by a blood clot. This is called an ischemic stroke.
Hemorrhagic stroke involves bleeding within the brain, which damages nearby brain tissue.
Subarachnoid hemorrhage is bleeding in the area between the brain and the thin tissues that cover the brain. This area is called the subarachnoid space
I am taking a class, and I have run out of ideas regarding where to find the following description in the alphabetical index of a practice exercise.
Total occlusion of two bypass grafts with unstable angina
(and I am assuming that the “total occlusion” part is the first-listed diagnosis)
I have found occlusion, and as far as I can tell, there is nothing about grafts in that section. I cannot locate it elsewhere either. Obviously, I’m doing something wrong.
I don’t want the actual code; just directions on where to find it.
YOu go into diseases of the circulatory system, then into ischemic heart disease. Occlusion of the grafts are grafts in the heart after coronary bypass surgery, they now have a clot causing angina (unstable-which is the primary diagnosis). Code 414. which fits some of this, but that section has others as well.
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I started having chest pains last june, i have been to the ER twice and they took chest x-rays and ekgs, i was recommended to a cardiologist because i had a slightly abnormal ekg, had an echocardiogram and everything was normal, I take Cardizem for the pains but its not helping. Exercise makes the pain go away, it usually happens when i am resting or when i drink caffeine. The pains are on my left side and in left arm, not under sternum like typical angina. What could be causing these pains?
I had the same thing, had many tests and it was all anxiety. You should get checked out for stress. I thought I was having heart attacks, but it was all stress. Who would of thought.
I know about Stable, Printzmetal’s (also know as Variant), Unstable, Vincent’s. I’ve just watched a TV programme which referred to Ludwig’s angina (which I had never heard of ) and I wondered if there were any more.
Angina Pectoris is the name given to the heart condition associated with decreased coronary blood flow.
Its various presentation has given rise to various names eg. Stable, Printzmetal, unstable, etc.. There is also another type in this group which describes chest pain on lying down i.e. Angina decubitus.
The name Angina has also been used to describe non-cardiac condition eg Ludwig’s angina for a throat infection
Angina Cruris is pain in the buttocks regions on walking and is a manifestation of Le Riche syndrome.
I hope this answers your question.
Stakeholder Insight: Percutaneous Coronary Intervention – A comparison between US and EU practice
Introduction
Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) remains a widely utilized, aggressive reperfusion strategy for patients with acute coronary syndromes (ACS) – STEMI, NSTEMI and UA. In this primary research piece, shifts away from focus solely on the EU. For the first time, we provide an in-depth comparison of PCI/stent practices between the US and the 5EU markets.
Scope
*What are the preferred revascularization strategies and how are these affected by geography and diagnosis?
*To what extent are reperfusion therapies, such as PCI (percutaneous coronary intervention) and/or thrombolysis, used?
*Which are the preferred drug classes used as adjunctive therapies to PCI and to what extent are they used?
*What are the current hospital admission and logistics issues?
Highlights
Revascularization patterns vary and are dependent largely on ACS subtype. STEMI patients in all countries showed greater use of thrombolytics compared to NSTEMI and UA patients. PCI represents a more aggressive method to reopen coronary vessels. PCI is widely used in all ACS patients, but is most common in STEMI, particularly in Germany and the US.
Time-to-PCI is very important for myocardial salvage. Germany, followed by the US, showed the highest proportion of STEMI and NSTEMI patients achieving symptom onset to PCI time and door to PCI times in less than 12 hours. This is a function of Germany’s excellent PCI infrastructure.
There is wide regional variation in the use of bare metal stents and drug-eluting stents. Germany and France show preference for BMS over DES in all ACS types. Additional data and newly available stents, have powered a shift in practice back towards use of DES, particularly in Italy, Spain, UK and the US.
Reasons to Purchase
*Understand the PCI market, the driving indications and the drug classes prescribed in PCI patients.
*Gain access to patient records reflecting the current clinical practice in the US and the EU.
*Identify underserved areas in both terms of geography and diagnosis.
Table of Contents :
“ABOUT HEALTHCARE 2 About the Cardiovascular pharmaceutical analysis team 2 CHAPTER 1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 3 Scope of the analysis 3 insight into the PCI market 4 Related reports 6 Upcoming related reports 6 CHAPTER 2 PATIENT DEMOGRAPHICS, CO-MORBIDITIES AND RISK FACTORS 8 Methodology 9 Patient demographics 9 Acute coronary syndrome and elective PCI patient ratios 9 US 11 Europe 13 France 16 Germany 16 Italy 16 Spain 17 UK 17 Body mass index 17 Co-morbidities 19 Cardiovascular co-morbidities 19 Diabetes 19 Hypertension 20 Dyslipidemia 21 Atrial fibrillation (AF) 22 Peripheral arterial disease (PAD) 23 Coronary artery disease (CAD) 24 Obesity 26 Chronic heart failure (CHF) 28 Cerebrovascular disease 29 Non-cardiovascular co-morbidities 31 Asthma/COPD 31 Chronic renal insufficiency (CRI) 32 Liver disease 33 Anemia 34 Cancer – active/recent malignancy 35 Risk factors 37 Previous acute events 37 Previous percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) 37 Previous unstable angina (UA) 39 Previous myocardial infarction (MI) 41 Previous thrombolysis 43 Previous coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) 45 Previous stroke/cerebrovascular attack (CVA) 47 Previous venous thromboembolism (VTE) 49 Previous acute heart failure (AHF) 51 Other risk factors 53 Family history 53 Smoking 54 Ex-smoking 55 Prosthetic heart valve 56 New York Heart Association classification 57 Hospital demographics 59 Hospital size 59 Cardiac catheterization laboratories 59 Coronary care unit (CCU)/intensive care unit (ICU) 61 CHAPTER 3 DIAGNOSIS, PRESENTATION AND REFERRAL OPTIONS 63 Diagnosis 64 Initial systolic blood pressure 64 Electrocardiogram initial findings 65 ST elevation 68 ST depression 70 T-wave inversion 71 Atrial fibrillation (AF) 72 Other abnormal rhythm 73 Left/right bundle branch block (BBB) 74 No electrocardiogram (ECG) change 75 Initial diagnostic tests 76 Troponin tests 76 Creatine kinase-MB 79 Brain natriuretic peptide 80 Imaging tests 83 Diagnostic coronary angiogram 83 Echocardiography 84 Computed tomography (CT) scan 87 Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan 88 Intravascular ultrasound 90 Stress tests 92 Admission patterns 94 US 95 France 97 Germany 98 Italy 100 Spain 101 UK 102 Referral patterns 104 US 104 France 105 Germany 106 Italy 107 Spain 108 UK 109 Outcomes 110 Length of stay in hospital 110 Outcomes for completed acute cardiac episode 113 CHAPTER 4 REVASCULARIZATION PROCEDURES 115 Revascularization procedures 116 Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) 116 PCI versus thrombolytics 116 Thrombolytic success 119 Time to PCI 120 PCI with stents 126 Bare metal stents versus drug-eluting stents 127 Repeat PCI 132 PCI and vascular closure devices 134 General pharmacological management 136 Anticoagulants 137 Use of heparins in combination with PCI 137 Antiplatelet agents 140 ADP antagonists 140 GPIIb/IIIa inhibitors 143 Other drug classes 145 ACE inhibitors 145 Statins 146 BIBLIOGRAPHY 148 Journal papers 148 Websites 151 reports 152 APPENDIX A 153 Contributing experts 153 APPENDIX B 154 About154 About Healthcare 154 About the Cardiovascular Disease analysis team 155 Disclaimer 157 List of Tables Table 1: Median time delays in reperfusion therapy across the five major EU countries, 2009 125 List of Figures Figure 1: Ratio of elective PCI patients to ACS patients, split by STEMI, NSTEMI and UA, in the combined US and five major EU markets 10 Figure 2: Death rates, split by age, for the leading 10 causes of death in the US, 2006 12 Figure 3: Proportion of patients, split by age and sex, undergoing elective PCI or diagnosed with NSTEMI, STEMI or UA in the US, 2009 13 Figure 4: Proportion of patients, split by age and sex, undergoing elective PCI or diagnosed with NSTEMI, STEMI or UA in the five major EU markets, 2008 15 Figure 5: Body mass index (BMI) distribution among elective PCI, NSTEMI, STEMI and UA patients in the US (2009) and five major EU markets (2008) 18 Figure 6: Proportion of elective PCI, NSTEMI, STEMI and UA patients who have diabetes in the US (2009) and five major EU markets (2008) 19 Figure 7: Proportion of elective PCI, NSTEMI, STEMI and UA patients who have hypertension in the US (2009) and five major EU markets (2008) 21 Figure 8: Proportion of elective PCI, NSTEMI, STEMI and UA patients who have dyslipidemia in the US (2009) and five major EU markets (2008) 22 Figure 9: Proportion of elective PCI, NSTEMI, STEMI and UA patients who have atrial fibrillation (AF) in the US (2009) and five major EU markets (2008) 23 Figure 10: Proportion of elective PCI, NSTEMI, STEMI and UA patients who have peripheral arterial disease (PAD) in the US (2009) and five major EU markets (2008) 24 Figure 11: Proportion of elective PCI, NSTEMI, STEMI and UA patients who have coronary artery disease (CAD)in the US (2009) and five major EU markets (2008) 25 Figure 12: Proportion of elective PCI, NSTEMI, STEMI and UA patients who have obesity in the US (2009) and five major EU markets (2008) 27 Figure 13: Proportion of elective PCI, NSTEMI, STEMI and UA patients who have chronic heart failure (CHF)in the US (2009) and five major EU markets (2008) 28 Figure 14: Proportion of elective PCI, NSTEMI, STEMI and UA patients who have cerebrovascular disease in the US (2009) and five major EU markets (2008) 30 Figure 15: Proportion of elective PCI, NSTEMI, STEMI and UA patients who have asthma/COPD in the US (2009) and five major EU markets (2008) 32 Figure 16: Proportion of elective PCI, NSTEMI, STEMI and UA patients who have chronic renal insufficiency in the US (2009) and five major EU markets (2008) 33 Figure 17: Proportion of elective PCI, NSTEMI, STEMI and UA patients who have liver disease in the US (2009) and five major EU markets (2008) 34 Figure 18: Proportion of elective PCI, NSTEMI, STEMI and UA patients who have anemia in the US (2009) and five major EU markets (2008) 35 Figure 19: Proportion of elective PCI, NSTEMI, STEMI and UA patients who have cancer (active/recent malignancy) in the US (2009) and five major EU markets (2008) 36 Figure 20: Proportion of elective PCI, NSTEMI, STEMI and UA patients who had a previous percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in the US (2009) and five major EU markets (2008) 38 Figure 21: Proportion of elective PCI, NSTEMI, STEMI and UA patients who had previous unstable angina (UA) in the US (2009) and five major EU markets (2008) 40 Figure 22: Proportion of elective PCI, NSTEMI, STEMI and UA patients who had a previous myocardial infarction (MI) in the US (2009) and five major EU markets (2008) 42 Figure 23: Proportion of elective PCI, NSTEMI, STEMI and UA patients who had previous thrombolysis in the US (2009) and five major EU markets (2008) 44 Figure 24: Proportion of elective PCI, NSTEMI, STEMI and UA patients who had a previous coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) in the US (2009) and five major EU markets (2008) 46 Figure 25: Proportion of elective PCI, NSTEMI, STEMI and UA patients who had a previous stroke/cerebrovascular attack (CVA) in the US (2009) and five major EU markets (2008) 48 Figure 26: Proportion of elective PCI, NSTEMI, STEMI and UA patients who had a previous venous thromboembolism (VTE) in the US (2009) and five major EU markets (2008) 50 Figure 27: Proportion of elective PCI, NSTEMI, STEMI and UA patients who had previous acute heart failure (AHF) in the US (2009) and five major EU markets (2008) 52 Figure 28: Proportion of elective PCI, NSTEMI, STEMI and UA patients who have a family history of cardiovascular disease in the U
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Should I get a second opinion? I don’t want to get a deadly infection?
I have a wisdom tooth that is not impacted, it is just half way out, has been for years and years. I am 27, I have had it since about 17. Anyways, last night it swelled up and the pain I mean was unfreaking bearable. I called the dentist this morning thinking for sure they will give me antibiotics or cut the thing out, I mean its pretty inflamed. All they said, was by the looks of my ex ray there is room for them, they are straight, and antibiotics are way too over used these days and are not warranted, and an extraction isn’t warranted either. Just take Ibuprofen and gargle with salt water and thats it. I read somewhere about ludwig’s angina from infected wisdom teeth and with it so close to my brain and heart it scares me. Does that sound right? Should I go to my regular dr. or another dentist?
You developed an infection called a pericornititis and is from food and plaque becoming caught under the gum of this partially erupted tooth. I would usually give antibiotics along with using the warm saline rinses. I would also advise that the tooth be removed because if it has been the same for the past 10 years and at your age it will most likely not come in any further. Because of this and due to the fact that it is so hard to keep the area clean I would think it best to remove it. But don’t listen to me. See another dentist or oral surgeon for a second opinion and I wish you good luck.
¿Necesita consejos para ayunar Presentacion sueltos? Descubra cómo usted puede hacer esto a continuación: No es un gran beneficio adquirido a perder peso. A pesar de la pérdida de peso no es fácil, los efectos a largo plazo de los que es probable que sea de ayuda para personas que están considerando deshacerse de esos kilos no deseados y no saludables.
Las siguientes son algunas de las notables ventajas de la pérdida de los exceso de peso.
La pérdida de peso previene la presión arterial alta, enfermedades cardíacas y accidentes cerebrovasculares
Ese es un tres en uno de los beneficios de perder peso. Es un hecho que las enfermedades cardíacas y los accidentes cerebrovasculares son una de las principales razones de discapacidad y muerte en hombres y mujeres en los EE.UU.. Las personas con sobrepeso tienen un mayor riesgo de tener niveles altos de colesterol en su torrente sanguíneo, así como los triglicéridos (también conocida como grasa en la sangre).
La angina de pecho, un tipo de enfermedad del corazón, puede causar dolores en el pecho, así como una disminución en el oxígeno bombeado al corazón.
La muerte súbita también se produce por enfermedades del corazón y accidentes cerebrovasculares, y por lo general este huelgas de advertencia con muy poco, los signos y síntomas.
Es un hecho que al disminuir su peso de sólo cinco al diez por ciento, esto podría disminuir de manera positiva las posibilidades de que tenga o desarrollar una enfermedad cardiaca o un derrame cerebral. Además, cómo funciona el corazón también mejoraría, así como su presión arterial, colesterol y triglicéridos contar disminuirá.
La pérdida de peso previene la diabetes tipo 2
Diabetes pone en peligro la vida de uno, así como la forma en que uno lleva su vida a causa de las complicaciones que supone el disponer de ella. Ambos tipos de diabetes, tipo uno y tipo dos están vinculados con el sobrepeso. Para aquellos que ya tienen diabetes, el ejercicio regular y perder peso puede ayudar a controlar sus niveles de azúcar en la sangre, así como la medicación puede ser tomando actualmente. Aumente su actividad física. Usted puede simplemente caminar, trotar o bailar. Ayuda a conseguir los flujos de la sangre en movimiento, así como perder esos kilos innecesarios.
La pérdida de peso ayuda a reducir el riesgo de cáncer
El sobrepeso está relacionado con una serie de tipos de cáncer. Especialmente para las mujeres, los tipos comunes de cáncer que se asocia con el sobrepeso son el cáncer del útero, la vesícula biliar, ovario, mama y colon. Esto no tiene la intención de asustar, esto sólo es para mantenerlo informado. Los hombres están en riesgo también de desarrollar cáncer si tienen exceso de peso. Estos incluyen el cáncer del colon, próstata y recto. El exceso de peso, una dieta alta en grasa y colesterol que la medida de lo posible debe evitarse.
La pérdida de peso reduce la apnea del sueño
O podría eliminarlo por completo. La apnea del sueño es una condición en la que uno puede dejar de respirar temporalmente durante un período breve y luego seguirá a roncar fuertemente.La apnea del sueño puede causar somnolencia o somnolencia durante el día y – debido a el exceso de peso – podría dar lugar a insuficiencia cardíaca. Arrojando los kilos de más pueden contribuir a eliminar este problema.
La pérdida de peso reduce el dolor de la osteoartritis
Cuando uno pesa mucho, las articulaciones de sus rodillas, las caderas y la espalda baja tendría que ejercer dos – si no triple – esfuerzos para llevar a él a través de su despertar, caminar y mover la vida. Esto puede causar tensión y el estrés en estas articulaciones. La pérdida de peso disminuye la carga de llevar a estas articulaciones disminuyendo así – si no eliminar – el dolor de alguien que ha osteoartritis.
The Cost Effectiveness Of Enhanced External Counterpulsation (EECP®) Therapy
Approximately 6.8 million people in the United States suffer from angina, with 400,000 new cases diagnosed annually, and 80,000-100,000 patients are refractory and suffer from angina or angina equivalent symptoms.
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and many other third-party insurance payers provide coverage for patients who have been diagnosed with disabling angina (Class III or Class IV, Canadian Cardiovascular Society or equivalent classification) who, in the opinion of a cardiologist or cardiothoracic surgeon, are not readily amenable to surgical intervention, such as PCI or cardiac bypass because:
1. Their condition is inoperable, or at high risk of operative complications or post-operative failure, 2. Their coronary anatomy is not readily amenable to such procedures; or 3. They have co-morbid states, which create excessive risk.
There are 5 million patients in the United States and approximately 22 million worldwide suffering from heart failure. It is the leading cause of hospitalizations in patients over the age of 65, and is one of the largest burdens on the U.S. healthcare system, costing in excess of $20 billion annually.
EECP® therapy offers an opportunity to redefine the standard of care in how this group of patients is treated and has been demonstrated to reduce both emergency room (ER) visits and hospitalizations in heart failure patients with left ventricular dysfunction by 86% and 83% respectively, from 1.4 to 0.2 ER visits and 2.4 to 0.4 hospitalizations per patient per year.
The EECP® therapy system, a non-invasive outpatient therapy for the treatment of diseases of the cardiovascular system, serves to increase circulation in areas of the heart with less than adequate blood supply and helps to restore systemic vascular function; increases blood flow and oxygen supply to the heart muscle and other organs, and decreases the heart’s workload and reduces oxygen demand; and improves function of the endothelium, the lining of blood vessels throughout the body, lessening resistance to blood flow. EECP® Therapy treats stable or unstable angina, congestive heart failure, acute myocardial infarction, and cardiogenic shock.
About the Author
Vasomedical, Inc., a leader in no non-invasive outpatient therapy for the treatment of diseases of the cardiovascular system, with its subsidiaries, engages in designing, manufacturing, marketing, and supporting enhanced external counter pulsation (EECP) systems. It serves hospitals, clinics, and physician private practices through its direct and indirect sales force in the United States, as well as through a network of independent distributors internationally. The company was founded in 1987 and is headquartered in Westbury, New York.
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what causes me to have angina when my heart comes to rest?
Angina at rest infrequently may be due to spasm of a coronary artery (a condition called Prinzmetal’s or variant angina).
Kindly have yourself assessed by a Cardiologist.
Reversing the Symptoms of Heart Disease for a Long Healthy Life
There are numerous diseases that affect the heart. Among the most common are coronary heart disease, heart failure, congenital heart disease, hypertension, heart valve problems, heart arrhythmias and heart infections. These all fall under the term “heart disease.”
Heart disease occurs for a variety of reasons, including genetics, sedentary lifestyles, smoking, diabetes, clogged arteries and hypertension. Fortunately, there are a number of lifestyle behaviors you can adopt to help you avoid the pitfalls of heart disease. The two most important elements are eating a heart-healthy diet and getting regular exercise.
The cornerstone to a heart-healthy diet is replacing foods high in saturated fats with healthier alternatives such as fruits, vegetables, low-fat milk and dairy products, poultry and fish. Eating healthier alternatives can help to lower your LDL (bad) cholesterol level and raise your HDL (good) cholesterol level. Both are significant in being heart-healthy.
Regular physical activity also helps to keep your good cholesterol higher and your bad cholesterol lower. Even a small amount of daily exercise can make a big difference to your heart.
Smoking is very damaging to the heart, and maintaining a healthy weight and a reasonable level of alcohol consumption are very important as well.
Heart disease may offer no symptoms during the early stages. Often the first symptom is a pain or discomfort in the chest (called angina pectoris), which can be brought on by physical exertion and relieved by rest. Any sort of chest pain calls for medical attention right away.
If you are diagnosed with heart disease, lowering your cholesterol level and adding adequate levels of exercise to your daily routine, combined with medication your doctor will prescribe, can help you live a long and healthy life. The key to success is understanding that your daily activities control the progress of the disease, and therefore making heart-healthy choices is vital.
So, what steps can you take to make it easier to identify and manage heart disease? Keep a journal of any symptom that you may encounter. For instance, when you measure your cholesterol levels, make a note in a journal. Or when you eat certain foods or participate in certain activities, make a note of the results — how do you feel? Then on a regular basis keep track of any changes in these symptoms.
Once a heart-healthy diet, daily exercise regimen, and course of treatment has been prescribed for you, keep another journal in which you describe the results. Have the symptoms improved? Are they worse?
If you are taking medication for your heart, keep a record of what you take and when. Is it helping the symptoms? Are there any side effects? Keep track of when side effects occur and how severe they are. Having this information handy will help your doctor prescribe the treatment that best addresses your overall health.
Setting up journals like the ones described here is easy to do. You can use a paper worksheet, a computer word processing program, or even a spreadsheet program like Excel.
You owe it to yourself to take an active role in managing your own health. Heart disease can be deadly. However with proper management, it can be controlled and in many cases even reversed. You need to use every tool at your disposal to make sure you get the best health care possible.
About the Author
Jason Jantzi writes for www.Health-Kit.com and is a specialist in researching treatments for pain and discomfort. Download a free Heart Disease Health Kit from http://www.health-kit.com/heart/heart-disease/ and take control of the symptoms of heart disease today.
How is hypertension usually dectected?
A. It causes angina pectoris, resulting in chest pains.
B. It causes arrhythmia.
C. It causes weakness in the limbs.
D. It has no symptoms, assesment with a sphygmomanometer is required.
If you can please include a source.
The answer is D; hypertension is also known as “the silent killer” because all the other three are incorrect.
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