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What are LDL cholesterol particle size patterns A and B?
• Heart Attack • Oct 03 04
The LDL patterns A and B refer to the size of LDL cholesterol particles in the blood. Some doctors believe that small LDL cholesterol…
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Does lowering LDL cholesterol prevent atherosclerosis and heart attacks?
• Heart Attack • Oct 03 04
Both heredity and diet have a significant influence on a patient’s LDL, HDL and total cholesterol levels. For example, familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) is a…
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How can a second heart attack be prevented?
• Heart Attack • Oct 03 04
- Take aspirin and beta-blockers (propranolol, metoprolol, atenolol) that have been shown to reduce the chances of a second heart attack and…
-->Angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors
• Heart Attack • Oct 03 04Angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors, another class of blood vessel dilators, often are given orally after a large heart attack to improve the healing…
-->Preventing further heart attacks
• Heart Attack • Oct 03 04Aspirin is taken daily following a heart attack to reduce the risk of another heart attack. (Preventing further heart attacks is called secondary prevention,…
-->Cholesterol and The Heart
• Heart Attack • Oct 03 04What is cholesterol?
Cholesterol is a fatty substance (a lipid) that is an important part of the outer lining (membrane) of cells in the…
-->Heart Attack Related Medications
• Heart Attack • Oct 03 04GENERIC NAME: atorvastatin
BRAND NAME: LipitorDRUG CLASS AND MECHANISM: Atorvastatin is an oral drug that lowers the level of cholesterol in the…
-->Heart Attack (Myocardial Infarction)
• Heart Attack • Oct 03 04What is a heart attack?
A heart attack (also known as a myocardial infarction) is the death of heart muscle from the sudden blockage…
-->Coronary angiography and Heart Attack
• Heart Attack • Oct 03 04For optimal benefits, coronary angiography and PTCA should be performed as soon as possible. Most cardiologists recommend that the time interval between the…
-->Heart Attack At A Glance
• Heart Attack • Oct 03 04 A heart attack results when a blood clot completely obstructs a coronary artery supplying blood to the heart muscle and heart muscle…
-->Heparin and Heart Attack
• Heart Attack • Oct 03 04Heparin. Heparin prevents the formation and growth of blood clots by inhibiting the action of clotting factors that cement the clumps of platelets together.…
-->Diagnosis of heart attacks in women
• Heart Attack • Oct 03 04Women are more likely to encounter delays in establishing the diagnosis of heart attack than men. This is in part because women tend to…
-->How is a heart attack diagnosed?
• Heart Attack • Oct 03 04When there is severe chest pain, suspicion that a heart attack is occurring usually is high, and tests can be performed quickly that will…
-->What are the symptoms of a heart attack?
• Heart Attack • Oct 03 04While heart attacks can occur at any time, most heart attacks occur between 4:00 A.M. and 10:00 A.M. because of the higher blood levels…
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