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    vessel” (“Heart”). One aspect of heart disease is Coronary Heart Disease. In 2009, sixty four percent of all cardiac deaths were from Coronary Heart Disease. In the past fifty years the amount of deaths due to Coronary Heart Disease has decreased. The continuing decline in Coronary Heart Disease could be from a decrease in Coronary Atherosclerosis prevalence. When studying Korean War deaths, seventy seven percent of 300 American casualties had traces of Coronary Atherosclerosis. Efforts to prevent Coronary

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    diets groups, one supplemented with olive oil the other with nuts, and a third control group. Periodic interventions and compliance measurements were performed for each group as well. Cardiovascular disease events (stroke, myocardial infarction) that resulted in death, or death from any non-cardiovascular event (end points) were collected for each group as well. The data they collected showed that those on the Mediterranean diets showed reduced rates of these end points (8.1 and

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    7/15/2015 Article Title: Ezetimibe Added to Statin Therapy after Acute Coronary Syndromes Authors: Cannon CP, Blazing MA, Giugliano RP, et. Al Executive Committee: Representatives from Thrombolysis in Myocardial Infarction (TIMI), Duke Clinical Research Institute (DCRI), and Merck & Co., Inc. Enrollment Centers: Representatives from 1158 enrolling centers in 39 countries Journal: The New England Journal of Medicine Funding: Merck Journal citation: N Engl J Med 2015;372:2387-2397 Hypothesis: For possible

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    injecting), the rats were totally looked well and no death or any abnormalities. Opposite of the SAP induced group were had different symptoms like piloerection, laziness, depression, lags in responses and breath shortness with 4 deaths of ten (40%) (Table1). Post Qingyi Decoction treated in well inducted ASP SD rats the general observation was improved to look well. Thus, the above-mentioned symptoms were disappeared with only one of ten SD rat’s death (10%) (Table 1) (p.value < 0.0001). As well as,

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    their areas. The United States uses the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) to gather information about the health and nutritional status from households of different people (CDC Centters for Disease Control and Prevention (n.d.). National health and nutrition examination survey). The NHANES combines information from completed surveys and physical examinations of people. This data is used to identify make changes and implement policies. It is also used to identify ways to improve

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    extending from the endocardium through the myocardium to the epicardium. M.T. was exhibiting crushing substernal chest pain radiating down his left arm. He was complaining of dizziness and nausea. During M.T.’s physical exam, he

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    1. Heart disease and stroke statistics—2017 update: a report from the American Heart Association, January 25, 2017].Circulation. doi: 10.1161/CIR.0000000000000485. 2. G. Michael Felker, et al, red blood Cell Distribution Width as a Novel Prognostic Marker in Heart Failure: Data from the CHARM Program and the Duke Databank. Jo Am Coll Cardiology, Vol 50, Issue 1, 3 July 2007. 3. Marcello Tonelli, Frank Sacks, et al. relation between red blood Cell Distribution Width and Cardiovascular Event Rate in

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    whether arrhythmia (heart irregularity in the rhythm) or congenital (defect present at birth), it also includes diseases of the blood vessels. Narrowing of blood vessels may possibly lead to an absolute impasse that consequently could trigger a myocardial infarction (heart attack), angina (chest pain unknown origin), or cerebrovascular accident (CVA, stroke). The disease process could in addition have unfavorable consequences on the muscles and valves. Just a brief pathophysiological glance at cardiovascular

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    scarred myocardium, resulting in multiple spikes within the QRS complex the presence of fQRS in anterior leads (VI-5) predicts myocardial scar in the anterior myocardial segment or in the left anterior descending territory. The presence of fQRS in lateral leads (I, aVL, and V6) predicts myocardial scar in the lateral myocardial segment or left circumflex territory myocardial scar. The presence

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    this essay I will discuss theoretical principals of rehabilitation of a particular patient I cared for while on clinical placement. It will focus on the role of the multidisciplinary team involved in this rehabilitation process post acute myocardial infarction and the education and support given to the patient and her family during the discharge planning process. Also I will be including statistics and evidence of pathophysiology. The National Service Framework for Older People (Department of Health

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