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An Inside Look: Heart Attack
Journey inside 45-year-old Jon Palmer’s body to experience a heart attack
up close. The cardiovascular system is an intricate web of vessels,
arteries, muscles and electrical impulses that keeps oxygen-rich blood
pumping through our bodies. Learn what happens when that system is challenged
by fatty cholesterol plaque.
Every Second Counts - Living
With A Heart Attack While heart disease is the number one killer
of Americans, you generally don't expect it to threaten a person in
their 30's As you find out in this program, you don't have to be over
60 to have a heart attack At age 38, Dr. David Hall, an emergency room
doctor, almost ran out of time before he learned about his heart disease
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Ataque al Corazón (Heart Attack)
Doctors explain how a healthy diet and an adequate exercise program,
as part of a daily routine can help prevent heart attack. They also
discuss how smoking and excessive alcohol contribute to cardiovascular
disease and why it is important to see a doctor for regular check-ups.
Using a 12-Lead EKG, Document
Acute Myocardial Infarction This comprehensive, instructive video
program for nurses, explains what happens during a heart attack. Use
of the 12-Lead EKG and the signs of acute myocardial infarction are
presented. This program also reviews the pathophysiology of decrease
myocardial blood flow, the causes of myocardial, and how to document
ischemia, and myocardial infarction. College
The Heart Disease (Sourcebook.
Book) Authoritative and easily understood reference health books
which cover a wide range of human diseases and conditions and issues
which are common causes of concern for most of us. Each title includes
topics such as:. Risk factors. Current treatment options. Prevention
methods. Strategies to improve quality of life. Factual information
on symptoms and causes. Alternative or innovative approaches.
Cardiovascular Disease: An Introduction
This video explains the process of Atherosclerosis and how it can
lead to angina, heart attack, stroke and congestive heart failure. The
viewer is shown, in simple easy-to-follow terms, the anatomy and function
of the heart, coronary arteries, and what happens when plaque formation
begins to restrict these vessels. Symptoms and warning signs are discussed
with the immediate steps which should be taken in the event of a heart
attack. Back to Cardiovascular Disease
Cardiovascular Disease: Prevention
and Control Viewer is introduced to the controllable and uncontrollable
risks factors. How and why each risk factor can contribute to the development
of heart and blood vessel disease and what can be done to eliminate
their effects is shown. Video specifically concentrates on the four
major risk factors as defined by the American Heart Association. Back to Cardiovascular Disease
Angina: Understanding And Treatment
Many men and women suffer from angina and the fears that usually accompany
it This positive presentation provides information to better understand
the disease Normal heart functioning is explained and detailed with
animated visuals Typical symptoms of angina as well as atherosclerosis
are discussed. Cardiac catheterization, angioplasty, and coronary bypass
surgery are described. Discusses risk factors and ways to avoid angina.
Grades 9-Adult © 1994 Back to Cardiovascular Disease
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