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NOVEMBER IS DIABETES MONTH THE COLOUR IS BLUE! DO YOU HAVE DHD?

Posted by Natasha Russell on Saturday, November 9, 2013, In : Acquired Heart disease 
Examining DHD:

    The term DHD "diabetic heart disease" refers to heart disease that develops in people who have diabetesexternal link icon. Compared with people who don't have diabetes, people who have diabetes:

    • Are at higher risk for heart disease
    • Have additional causes of heart disease
    • May develop heart disease at a younger age
    • May have more severe heart disease

    What Is Diabetes?

    Diabetes is a disease in which the body's blood glucose (sugar) level is too high. Normally, the body breaks down food into glucose and car...


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    FEBRUARY IS HEART & STROKE AWARENESS MONTH

    Posted by Natasha Russell on Saturday, February 2, 2013, In : Acquired Heart disease 

    Stroke warning signs

    Stroke is a medical emergency. Recognizing and responding immediately to the signs of stroke by calling 9-1-1 or your local emergency number can significantly improve survival and recovery.

    What are the five signs of stroke?

    Stroke can be treated. That's why it is so important to recognize and respond to the warning signs.

    If you experience any of these symptoms, call 9-1-1 or your local emergency number immediately. If a person is diagnosed with a stroke caused by a blood cl...


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    DID YOU KNOW WOMEN HAVE DIFFERENT HEART ATTACK SYMPTOMS THAN MEN? KNOW THE SIGNS

    Posted by Natasha Russell on Wednesday, October 3, 2012, In : Acquired Heart disease 

    Women's Heart Attack Symptoms Different from Men's

    Symptoms may appear up to a month before attack

    By , About.com Guide


    Among the 515 women studied, 95-percent said they knew their symptoms were new or different a month or more before experiencing their heart attack, or Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI). The symptoms most commonly reported were unusual fatigue (70.6-percent), sleep disturbance (47.8-percent), and shortness of breath (42.1-percent).

    Many women never had chest pains
    Su...


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    Why Are Younger Persons Dying From Heart Conditions?

    Posted by Natasha E. Russell on Sunday, November 9, 2008, In : Acquired Heart disease 

    It would appear that the younger generation is marked for death in this century.  The youths are being attacked on different angles.  Young people are dying from drug abuse, violence among teens, HIV and AIDS and to add insult to injury the young are having heart attacks,angina and strokes.

    In the early 1990's when I studied cardiology, you were taught then that you would not suspect a heart attack in anyone under the age of 50 years old for males and 60 years old for women.  The times have c...
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    I have been working in the field of Cardiology and open heart surgery since 1991. I worked first as a perfusionist, then as a cardiovascular technologist. My duties have included working in the cardiac cathetherisation lab, analysising the 24-48 hour ambulatory ECG ( holter), assisting with various diagnostic tests. I have also worked as administrator of the paediatric cardiac surgery program. Key achievements have been presentation at the Caribbean Cardiac Conference on topics such as: Diagnosing Right Ventricular Infarction : The role of the technician Familial Atrial Fibrillation (FAF) Revealed

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