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Best And Worst Food For Heart Health

16/05/2020
There's very little argument about certain foods being good for a healthy heart. Everyone knows that fruits and vegetables are good for you. However, some of the foods that are good and bad may surprise you. Patients have been able to improve their diet by knowing and understanding the nutritional value of most of the common foods. Some of the foods patients could be eating more often include oatmeal, blueberries...
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Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery

16/05/2020
“Is Bypass Surgery best for me?” Your Heart: The heart is a cone shaped muscular organ which lies underneath the breast bone, more to the left side. Normal heart is about the size of your first. The function of your heart is to pump blood through about 96,000 km of blood vessels distributing blood from head to toe. Your heart beats about 60-120 per minute depending on your activities. It pumps all of your blood...
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Who Is At Risk For A Heart Attack?

16/05/2020
There is a difference between heart attack and stroke, although the after-effects on either one can be devastating. During a heart attack, the heart muscle does not get enough blood to it causing damage to part of the heart. The reason the heart isn't getting enough blood is usually because of a blood clot or plaque buildup in the arteries supplying the heart. On the other hand, not enough blood getting to the br...
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You And Your Heart

16/05/2020
The heart is a cone shaped muscular organ which lies underneath the breast bone, more to the left side. The function of your heart is to pump blood through about 96,000 km of blood vessels distributing blood from head to toe. Your heart beats about 60-120 per minute depending on your activities. It pumps at a rate of about 5 litres a minute. For this amazing function of the heart, it requires its own blood supply...
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