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	Cardiovascular disease - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Cardiovascular disease refers to the class of diseases that involve the heart and/or blood vessels (arteries and veins).
		In practice, cardiovascular disease is treated by cardiologists, thoracic surgeons, vascular surgeons, neurologists, and interventional radiologists, depending on the organ system that is being treated.
		The causes, prevention, and/or treatment of all forms of cardiovascular disease are active fields of biomedical research, with hundreds of scientific studies being published on a weekly basis.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Cardiovascular_disease (820 words)

	Cardiovascular Disease - Print Version : Online Reference For Health Concerns
		Cardiovascular disease is rarely caused by a single frailty.
		In addition to causing cardiovascular disease by increasing the incidence of blood clots, hyperhomocysteinemia triggers atherosclerosis by encouraging smooth muscle cell proliferation, intimal-medial wall thickness, thromboxane A2 activity, lipid abnormalities, and the binding of Lp(a) to fibrin (Magott 1998; Sandrick 2000).
		Although the incidence of hypertension, thrombotic stroke, peripheral vascular disease (gangrene), blood vessel toxicity, and the risk of heart attack escalate as homocysteine levels increase, homocysteine levels are not routinely evaluated in a cardiovascular work-up.
	www.lef.org /protocols/prtcls-txt/t-prtcl-049.html (18145 words)

	Cardiovascular Disease Overview
		Cardiovascular disease is the number one cause of death in the United States.
		Hypertension (high blood pressure) is a major risk factor for cardiovascular disease, and the risk increases as blood pressure rises.
		stroke incidence, an 89% increase in stroke mortality, a 44% increase in heart disease mortality, a 61% increase in cardiovascular disease mortality, and a 39% increase in death from all causes.
	www.gianteagle.com /healthnotes/Concern/Cardiovascular_Disease.htm (1232 words)

	Nutritional Program for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention - Elson M. Haas M.D. - HealthWorld Online (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The main disease process at the base of the cardiovascular diseases is atherosclerosis, or hardening and clogging of the arteries.
		Disease of the carotid arteries of the neck affects our mental faculties; atherosclerosis of the leg arteries decreases our ability to walk without pain; and clogging of the pelvic arteries affects our sexual performance.
		In some manner, television is a cardiovascular disease risk as it encourages a sedentary life and poor food choices are highly advertised.
	www.healthy.net /library/books/haas/disprev/cardiov.htm (6870 words)

	WHO \| Cardiovascular diseases
		Cardiovascular diseases are killing more and more people around the world, striking rich and poor alike.
		One of the strategies to respond to the challenges to population health and well being by the global epidemic of heart attack and stroke is to provide actionable information relevant to policy level, populations and individuals at risk.
		Rheumatic heart disease poses a major challenge to public health and is the most prevalent heart disease in children.
	www.who.int /cardiovascular_diseases/en (483 words)

	Cardiovascular Disease
		Cardiovascular disease is the number one cause of mortality in the older adult population.
		Drugs used in the treatment of cardiovascular disease should be assessed and managed for druginduced oral side effects, particularly xerostomia that places the patient at a higher risk for caries and periodontal disease.
		The duration of the disease may range from 3 to 20 years and usually progresses through stages that begin with impaired memory and cognitive skills.
	www.adha.org /CE_courses/course11/cardiovascular_disease.htm (2509 words)

	Heart Disease
		Cardiovascular disease (CVD), including heart disease and stroke, remains the leading cause of death in the United States despite improvements in prevention, detection, and treatment.
		Cardiovascular diseases remain the leading cause of disability among working adults.
		Cardiovascular diseases are the leading causes of death in New York State, killing more than 70,000 residents each year.
	www.health.state.ny.us /nysdoh/heart/heart_disease.htm (409 words)

	Cardiovascular Disease Statistics
		Estimates for the year 2003 are that 71,300,000 Americans have one or more forms of cardiovascular disease (CVD).
		Coronary heart disease caused 479,305 deaths in 2003 and is the single leading cause of death in America today (preliminary).
		In 2003, coronary heart disease death rates per 100,000 people were 209.2 for white males and 241.1 for fl males; and 125.1 for white females and 160.3 for fl females (preliminary).
	www.americanheart.org /presenter.jhtml?identifier=4478 (403 words)

	PREVENTION OF CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE
		Progress in anti-aging research and cryonics research is painfully slow, but great strides are being made in efforts to prevent death by cardiovascular disease.
		And attention to potential cardiovascular disease could mean avoiding a sudden cardiac death leading to critical ischemic injury.
		The death of Jerry Leaf, Leader of the Alcor Suspension Team, by cardiac arrest at the age of 50 is an instructive example.
	www.benbest.com /health/cardio2.html (5680 words)

	UpToDate Patient information: Aspirin and cardiovascular disease
		Cardiovascular disease includes conditions such as heart attack, stroke, and peripheral artery disease or narrowing of arteries (poor circulation) in the legs.
		However, in cardiovascular disease, platelets clump together in narrowed arteries, which leads to the development of a clot within the artery; the platelet "plug" itself and/or the clot that forms can block blood flow.
		Antiplatelet therapy led to avoidance of approximately 36 vascular events per 1000 patients with a prior heart attack treated for a mean of 27 months; 38 events per 1000 patients with an acute heart attack treated for one month; and 36 events per 1000 patients with a previous stroke or TIA treated for 29 months.
	patients.uptodate.com /topic.asp?file=hrt_dis/2908 (1966 words)

	Vascular disease
		Vascular disease is mainly caused by atherosclerosis (hardening of the arteries) due to a thickening of the lining of the arteries (the intima).
		If you have risk factors for cardiovascular disease, beware of heavy or tight chest pain, sometimes also experienced in the throat or left arm.
		Diseased arteries in the brain can become blocked by clots associated with atherosclerosis (cerebral thrombosis) either in the main carotid arteries or in smaller cerebral arteries.
	www.netdoctor.co.uk /diseases/facts/vasculardiseases.htm (1058 words)

	Cardiovascular Disease
		Randomized trials of vitamin E in the treatment and prevention of cardiovascular disease.
		Carrying the burden of cardiovascular risk in old age: associations of weight and weight change with prevalent cardiovascular disease, risk factors, and health status in the Cardiovascular Health Study.
		Vitamin E supplementation use and risk of all-cause and coronary heart disease mortality in older persons: the Established Populations for Epidemiologic Studies of the elderly.
	www.fiu.edu /~nutreldr/SubjectList/C/Cardiovascular_Disease.htm (3988 words)

	Cardiovascular disease quiz: Risk and prevention - MayoClinic.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Although some people are born with cardiovascular disease, more often it develops later in life as the result of unhealthy lifestyle habits.
		Cardiovascular disease often results in disability or even death.
		You don't need to worry about your children's cardiovascular disease risk until they're at least 18.
	www.mayoclinic.com /health/cardiovascular-disease/QZ00032 (277 words)

	Disease Proof: Cardiovascular Disease
		Heart disease may be preventable and reversible with nutritional excellence in adulthood, but in most cases, people do too little too late and suffer the tragic consequences—40 percent of the American population is stilly dying of heart disease.
		At a 1986 heart disease symposium, Roger Williams, M.D., the director of Cardiovascular Genetic Research and professor of medicine at the University of Utah School of Medicine, explained that the best way to prevent heart disease in genetically prone patients is to intervene in childhood.
		He reported, when looking at those genetically predisposed to heart disease, that the only way to strongly protect against a sudden heart attack death at a comparatively young age is to intervene in their youth.5 He also said that telling patients and their families to “watch fat” is sufficient.
	www.diseaseproof.com /archives/cat-cardiovascular-disease.html (13737 words)

	Cardiovascular Disease Protocol
		Charles DeCarli (University of Kansas) found that men who had even mildly elevated blood pressure 25 years earlier now have abnormal brain signals and suffer from vascular disease and strokes more often than men who had normal blood pressure in midlife.
		Dr. Yusuf speculates that 2 million people a year could be spared a major cardiovascular event if ramipril were widely used.
		Passwater showed that taking 400 IU of vitamin E daily for 10 years or more dramatically reduced the occurrence of heart disease prior to 80 years of age.
	www.health-marketplace.com /p-Cardiovascular-Disease.htm (4246 words)

	NEJM -- Cardiovascular Disease (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Genetic polymorphisms in the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system associated with expression of left ventricular hypertrophy in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: a study of five polymorphic genes in a family with a disease causing mutation in the myosin binding protein C gene.
		Impact of laboratory molecular diagnosis on contemporary diagnostic criteria for genetically transmitted cardiovascular diseases: hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, long-QT syndrome, and Marfan syndrome: a statement for healthcare professionals from the councils on clinical cardiology, cardiovascular disease in the young, and basic science, American Heart Association.
		Opposite effects of interleukin 10 common gene polymorphisms in cardiovascular diseases and in successful ageing: genetic background of male centenarians is protective against coronary heart disease.
	content.nejm.org /cgi/content/full/349/1/60 (5269 words)

	Bayer Pharma - Cardiovascular Disease (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Every year the number of people who die from cardiovascular diseases (CVD) worldwide is comparable to the current population of Australia: some 17 million.
		The main causes of death are coronary heart diseases and stroke.
		With its Cardiovascular Risk Portfolio including the products Adalat®, Aspirin cardio® and Glucobay®, Bayer gives physicians and patients the possibility to effectively treat and prevent cardiovascular diseases.
	www.pharma.bayer.com /en/products/cardio.html (239 words)

	Cardiovascular disease definition - Medical Dictionary definitions of popular medical terms
		Cardiovascular disease: Disease affecting the heart or blood vessels.
		Cardiovascular diseases include arteriosclerosis, coronary artery disease, heart valve disease, arrhythmia, heart failure, hypertension, orthostatic hypotension, shock, endocarditis, diseases of the aorta and its branches, disorders of the peripheral vascular system, and congenital heart disease.
		C-Reactive Protein Test (CRP) - Learn about your heart disease risk and how the CRP test can be a marker of the inflammation of arteries.
	www.medterms.com /script/main/art.asp?articlekey=18312 (128 words)

	Connection Between Gum Disease, Heart Disease, and Stroke
		Coronary artery disease is characterized by a thickening of the walls of the coronary arteries due to the buildup of fatty proteins.
		Another possibility is that the inflammation caused by periodontal disease increases plaque build up, which may contribute to swelling of the arteries.
		Researchers have found that people with periodontal disease are almost twice as likely to suffer from coronary artery disease as those without periodontal disease.
	www.perio.org /consumer/mbc.heart.htm (365 words)

	Heart Disease (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Heart disease is a number of abnormal conditions affecting the heart and the blood vessels in the heart.
		Coronary artery disease (CAD) is the most common type and is the leading cause of heart attacks.
		In 2003, almost twice as many women died of cardiovascular disease (both heart disease and stroke) than from all cancers combined.
	www.4woman.gov /faq/heartdis.htm (2421 words)

	MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Heart disease
		Heart disease is any disorder that affects the heart's ability to function normally.
		The most common cause of heart disease is narrowing or blockage of the coronary arteries, which supply blood to the heart itself.
		Some heart diseases can be present at birth (congenital heart diseases).
	www.nlm.nih.gov /medlineplus/ency/article/000147.htm (215 words)

	NLH - Cardiovascular Diseases
		The Cardiovascular Diseases Specialist Library is being developed to provide high quality, evidence-based information on all of aspects of c
		This site is aimed at health professionals with an interest in cardiovascular diseases.
		The Stroke Zone is a portal to stroke resources within the Cardiovascular Library.
	www.library.nhs.uk /cardiovascular/Default.aspx?pagename=HOME (425 words)

	MedlinePlus: Heart Diseases
		Cardiovascular Disease 101: Know Your Heart and Blood Vessels (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
		Diabetes, Heart Disease, and Stroke (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
		Detection of Kidney Disease in Patients with or at Increased Risk of Cardiovascular Disease (09/05/2006, American Heart Association)
	www.nlm.nih.gov /medlineplus/heartdiseases.html (678 words)

	Cardiovascular Disease Prevention & Control : NYC DOHMH
		Heart Disease is the #1 cause of death regardless of race or ethnicity and for both men and women.
		Heart disease and stroke are two of the most common diseases that make up cardiovascular disease.
		• Almost 1/3 of the people who died from cardiovascular disease (heart disease and stroke) were under the age of 75.
	www.nyc.gov /html/doh/html/cardio/cardio.shtml (260 words)

	JAMA -- Abstract: Low-Fat Dietary Pattern and Risk of Cardiovascular Disease: The Women's Health Initiative Randomized ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		JAMA -- Abstract: Low-Fat Dietary Pattern and Risk of Cardiovascular Disease: The Women's Health Initiative Randomized Controlled Dietary Modification Trial, February 8, 2006, Howard et al.
		disease (CHD), fatal and nonfatal stroke, and CVD (composite
		Low-carbohydrate-diet score and the risk of coronary heart disease in women.
	jama.ama-assn.org /cgi/content/abstract/295/6/655 (866 words)

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