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Heart failure

Heart failure

a condition where there is ineffective pumping of the heart leading to an accumulation of fluid in the lungs. Typical symptoms include shortness of breath with exertion, difficulty breathing when lying flat and leg or ankle swelling. Causes include chronic hypertension, cardiomyopathy and myocardial infarction.


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... cause. —Circumstance of Death: He died in a car crash after an apparent heart attack. hey another alzhiemers one..... Dec 25, 1997: Sidney Harshman, ... covered with a fine rock powder. —Circumstance of Death: Died of heart failure. June 24, 2004: Dr. Assefa Tulu, 45 —Expertise: Dr. Tulu joined ...

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by vincio
Mon Feb 16, 2009 2:36 am
 
Forum: Molecular Biology
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antioxidant

... is that an "Overload" of antioxidants in the body can lead to heart failure. From what I learned, the idea behind antioxidants is that they react with free radicals, ...

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by MikeS
Fri Aug 15, 2008 11:21 pm
 
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: antioxidant
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antioxidant

... it's said that antioxidant can lead the heart to failure. It is true or not ? what do you think ?

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by F4T32008
Fri Aug 15, 2008 10:13 am
 
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Topic: antioxidant
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... lump my version of it into the same bag. Sort of like the most acute failure of conventional medicine to think that one molecule (drug) can end ... J, Volk HD, Kemp M, et al. Endotoxin and immune activation in chronic heart failure: a prospective cohort study. Lancet 1999;353(9167):1838-42. ...

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by DrDahlman
Sat Jan 12, 2008 4:20 pm
 
Forum: Human Biology
Topic: Sugar Allergy
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... about any of this, the gallbladder test, and yes they checked my heart for congestive heart failure, but that is as far as they have gone. Have any of you experience the water retension, ...

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by sparkle
Mon Mar 26, 2007 5:11 am
 
Forum: Physiology
Topic: Stomach bloating and weight gain
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