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Groshan Fabiola's Articles in Heart and Circulation Show All|Display Category|Title|Newest|Oldest Undesirable Effects of Excess Blood Cholesterol Cholesterol is a fatty, viscous substance produced by the liver. This substance has many purposes inside the body and in normal amounts it is benefic for the proper activity of the organism. Cholesterol has a very important role in protecting blood cells from damage, by covering their superficial membrane. The body also uses cholesterol in producing bile acids (which are vital in digestion of fat), vitamin D and hormones (testosterone and estrogen). Understanding how Cholesterol can Cause Heart Disease Cholesterol is a fatty, wax-like substance produced by the human organism and found in a wide variety of foods rich in saturated fat. In normal amounts, cholesterol has a series of beneficial roles inside the body, protecting blood cells from damage and assisting a series of cellular processes. However, when in excess, cholesterol has a major contribution to heart disease, nowadays being renowned as one of the leading causes of heart failure and stroke. Tips on lowering the level of cholesterol in blood Cholesterol is a fat made by the liver and contained by certain foods. For example the foods that come from animals (eggs, meats, and diary products) contain more cholesterol than those that come from vegetables Some drugs, like Bextra are suspectable of provoking heart attacks and strokes Studies revealed that Vioxx, a cox-2 inhibitor increases the risks of heart attacks and strokes. As a result of this situation, this drug had to be recalled from the US market. Risk factors and symptoms in heart attack Like any other health problem, heart attack is related to certain factors. These factors are called risk factors. There are many types of risk factors. Among those that you can not change we might mention age, a genetic history of early heart disease or a personal history of CAD How to lower blood pressure without medication High blood pressure affects more than 50 million Americans and hundreds of millions worldwide. The number of high blood pressure cases keeps increasing because more and more people are living stressful lives and eating junk-food that is rich in fats. Those who drink alcohol and smoke for a long time are also at a great risk of having high blood pressure. How can you lower high blood pressure naturally? A very large number of people are suffering from high blood pressure all over the world, and because the modern lifestyle is rich on stress and junk food, more and more people are discovering that the 'silent killer' as some call high blood pressure is affecting them. How can you lower a high blood pressure? If you have a high blood pressure than the risks to develop a heart disease, or to have a stroke or a heart attack seriously increase. If you've had high blood pressure for long, and the blood pressure's values are much higher than the normal ones then the risk is very high and you must do something to lower your high blood pressure. How can we tell who is at risk of having a heart attack? Heart attacks are very common and although many cases will go on to be better, the risk of dying from a heart attack is still very big How can diet be used to lower blood pressure? The leading cause of death in the USA are heart diseases. Almost everybody who has a heart disease started with a high blood pressure that evolved and lead to a more severe condition. High blood pressure is called the silent killer by many because it has no symptoms, it can't be cured by medication or surgery, and in time it can cause heart attacks or other life-threatening complications. Hepatitis C Overview Hepatitis C is a serious, possibly life-threatening disease of the liver. The disease occurs due to infection with HCV (hepatitis C virus) and it can be either acute or chronic. An estimated 170.000.000 people worldwide are diagnosed with hepatitis C and around 4.000.000 people in the United States alone are infected with hepatitis C virus. Hepatitis C is commonly acquired through contaminated intravenous injections and prior to 1992, when there were no reliable methods of identifying HCV in blood products, the main cause of infection was blood transfusion. After 1992, the risk of contracting General discussion about heart attack A heart attack can mean a serious problem for the affected persons. Many people are frightened about the possibility of having a heart attack and prefer not to think about it Fact sheet for hepatitis C Hepatitis C is one of the worst liver diseases, it affects more that 30.000 people each year, and millions are carrying the hepatitis C virus in their bodies. Unfortunately it also causes quite a large number of deaths. Difficulties in Recognizing Hepatitis C Symptoms Considering the fact that most hepatitis C symptoms are unspecific, diagnosing the disease relying solely on patients’ reports of symptoms can be very difficult. Furthermore, people with chronic or mild forms of the disease may actually have no hepatitis C symptoms at all in the incipient stages of the disease. Hepatitis C can be effectively diagnosed only after finding traces of HCV (hepatitis C virus) in the blood. Therefore, blood analyses are very important in revealing the presence of hepatitis C in patients. Liver biopsy is also an effective medical procedure that can indicate the presen Common Medications Used for Controlling Blood Cholesterol Levels Persons confronted with abnormally high cholesterol levels that can’t be regulated only with the aid of diet and regular physical exercise can opt for cholesterol-lowering drugs to achieve and maintain balanced cholesterol levels. There are many different types of cholesterol-lowering medications at present, each medication having a distinctive action. Although many of today’s cholesterol-lowering medications are efficient in reducing LDL (the so called “bad cholesterol” – the substance responsible for causing arteriosclerosis and heart disease), they also have many side-effects and thus it is Cholesterol Levels and General Health People with high blood cholesterol levels are very exposed to developing heart disease. High cholesterol levels are common to people with ages over 50, people with weight problems, people with gastro-intestinal disorders and people with diabetes. High blood cholesterol levels can be the result of either overproduction of the substance (due to liver dysfunctions) or the inability of the body to eliminate it. However, apart from physiological factors that enable the accumulation of cholesterol inside the organism, there are also many other external factors that contribute to cholesterol build up: inappropriate diet, sedentary lifestyle, smoking and alcohol abuse. BMI - A Possible Indicator of Heart Disease due to High Cholesterol According to medical scientists, BMI, which stands for Body Mass Index, is a possible indicator of developing a series of conditions such as excessive cholesterol levels, arteriosclerosis, hypertension, heart disease, diabetes mellitus and kidney disease. The Body Mass Index calculates the ratio between one’s height (and physical constitution) and weight, also taking in consideration one’s gender and age. An abnormally high BMI (characteristic to overweight and obese people) points to serious health risks at a certain stage in life. While some persons with abnormally high BMI develop cholester Blood disorders that can affect patients with lupus It was shown that, even if it seems hard to believe, the initial signs of lupus may appear in the blood, a blood disorder can be the first sign that comes in patients having systemic lupus erythematosus.Systemic lupus erythematosus can show hematological symptoms like anemia, thrombocytopenia, low white blood cell counts and clotting disturbances. Answers about heart attack Heart attack is one of the most serious problems that in some cases may lead to death. A heart attack occurs when the supply of blood and oxygen to an area of heart muscle is blocked About heart attack and its warning signs Often heart attack is slowly with mild pain and the person in cause doesn’t understand what’s happening, on the other hand the heart attack might be intense and movie-like.	Publish for Free Sign Up For Free Learn More Please Support Our Sponsors Authors and Writers Submit Articles Submission Guidelines Link to Us Member Login U Publish Store Publishers Article RSS Feeds Link to Us Contact Us More Link to Us Privacy Policy Terms of Service Submission Guidelines Top Authors Popular Articles Article Aids We Recommend SubmitYourArticle iSnare Article Marketer Published.com Article Directories Word Count Utility Search U Publish by: Title Author Keyword

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