Archive for August, 2011

Staying On The Alert For Heart Disease Symptoms

August 16th, 2011

If you think you are at risk of developing coronary heart disease, the first thing you should do is schedule regular heart checkups. And you should do this even if you have not begun to experience any of the traditional heart disease symptoms, because it is not unheard of for a heart attack to occur without any heart disease symptoms at all.

Major Heart Disease Symptoms
But if you are wondering if any of the things you are feeling could be heart disease symptoms, the major signs of heart disease are angina and heart palpitations. Angina is named form the Latin word for chest pain, and if you experienced chest pain or tightness which seems to increase after you have been exercising, or if the pain radiates out from your chest into yurt neck, shoulder, jaw, and left arm you should talk to your doctor immediately. The heart disease symptom angina is often confused with an actual heart attack. » Read more: Staying On The Alert For Heart Disease Symptoms

Congenital Heart Disease – An Overview

August 5th, 2011

The term congenital heart disease refers to heart defects present in newborns, and results from the failure of one of the heart’s structures, or the blood vessels surrounding the heart, to develop normally.

A baby suffering from congenital heart disease will experience obstructed blood flow from the malformed blood vessels, which forces blood back into the heart and puts an additional strain on it. Congenital heart disease can result in an opening in the heart’s wall or a bridge between two arteries near the heart which are normally separate.

Congenital heart disease, however, is a relatively common birth defect, and can be diagnosed when the baby is still in utero. Ultrasound screenings done at around the fifth month of the pregnancy can pick up problems in fetal heart development, and in families with a history of congenital heart disease is often performed. » Read more: Congenital Heart Disease – An Overview