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Q. what should I do to prevent heart attack?

A. The American Heart Association recommends that heart attack prevention begin by age 20. This means assessing your risk factors and working to keep them low. For those over 40, or those with multiple risk factors, it’s important to calculate the risk of developing cardiovascular disease in the next 10 years. Many first-ever heart attacks or strokes are fatal or disabling, so prevention is critical. The sooner you begin comprehensive risk reduction, the longer and stronger your heart will beat. For the full article and a quiz to test your heart health: http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=3035379
the abc's of preventing a heart attack:
http://americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=3035374 Hope this helps.

Q. What causes Cardiomegaly? My Husband has had a physical checkup and has found to have Cardiomegaly. What does it mean and what causes it?

A. Cardiomegaly means an enlarged heart and it is a sign of an underlying problem. It can have many causes, including:

High blood pressure
Heart valve disorders
Weakness of the heart muscle (cardiomyopathy)
Severe anemia
Thyroid disorders
Excessive iron in the body (hemochromatosis)
Abnormal protein buildup in an organ (amyloidosis)

Q. What causes blood clots? My father had a heart attack which was caused by a blood clot. Am I at risk for developing blood clots too? How do I prevent it from happening?

A. I found a website that checks your risks for inheriting your family's illness, including blood clots. They have a test you can do which is called "Free Risk Assessment for Thrombophilia":
http://www.dnadirect.com/patients/tests/blood_clotting/more_about/GH_Thr_Risk.jsp

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angina
angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors
aspartate aminotransferase test
atherosclerosis
Blue on the Green
cardiac rehabilitation
cardiomyopathy
Cholesterol, High
chronotherapeutics
coronary artery disease
heart attack
high cholesterol
hypercholesterolemia
ischemia
Lactate Dehydrogenase Isoenzymes Test
lactate dehydrogenase test
Multiple-Gated Acquisition (MUGA) Scan
myocardial infarction
myoglobin test

4m people with diabetes in England and Wales, the audit reveals the risk of heart attack, heart failure and strokes for people living with the condition.

Diabetics at risk of heart attacks by Daily Post (Liverpool, England)

Publishing a review of almost 150 studies, Professor Malcolm Law said the drugs lowered the risk of heart attack, heart failure and stroke, regardless of the current reading.

Treat 'all over-55s' WORLDTODAY by Evening Gazette (Middlesbrough, England)

Publishing a review of almost 150 studies, Prof Malcolm Law said the drugs lowered the risk of heart attack, heart failure and stroke, regardless of somebody's current reading.

Heart advice includes the healthy by The Journal (Newcastle, England)

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atropine sulfate poisoning

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