Alcohol abuse and heart attack
Myocardial infarction is a fatal disease - this is why doctors pay so much attention to the risk factors that patients should avoid. Many people are puzzled by the link between myocardial infarction...
Urban living as a risk factor for cardiovascular problems
City or countryside? Research shows that the place of residence is a risk factor in the course of inducing certain diseases, including coronary artery calcification. The risk of developing...
Myocardial infarction - what are the causes and symptoms, and what treatment should I take?
Myocardial infarction is, unfortunately, still a very common disease - it is estimated that around 200,000 patients die each year in Poland because of it. The use of various harmful stimulants, as...
Myocardial infarction in people under 40 - causes and treatment
Myocardial infarction is typically seen in older people, but it sometimes occurs in very young adults and, in rare cases, even in children. The disease at a young age may be favoured by harmful...
Role of immune cells in atherosclerosis
Atherosclerosis is a chronic inflammatory process that involves blood vessels - the accumulation of lipoproteins on the walls results in the formation of fatty bands and consequently atherosclerotic...
Angina pectoris - causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment
Angina pectoris is among the first symptoms of ischaemic heart disease. It is estimated that about 1.5 million people in Poland suffer from angina. Angina results from problems associated with...
Diet in coronary artery disease
Coronary heart disease, also known as ischaemic heart disease, is one of the more common cardiovascular ailments. The condition manifests as permanent or paroxysmal ischaemia of the heart caused by...
Bergamot - nature versus cholesterol
Statins currently play a leading role in the treatment of hyperlipidaemia. The scale of the problem of high cholesterol is forcing the search for alternative treatments. Bergamot polyphenols may...
Mechanical complications after myocardial infarction
Complications after a myocardial infarction take various forms, the most serious being mechanical damage requiring surgical intervention, although some of these may be asymptomatic and detected...
Potassium may reduce the risk of heart disease
During the autumn season in Poland, we mainly think of vitamin D supplementation, but we should probably consider enriching our diet with potassium as well - at least that is what a study by...
On one of the days of the week heart attacks appear... more
A heart attack - an extremely dangerous disease - can occur on any day and at any time. However, researchers in Sweden wanted to find out whether there was any correlation between the day of the week...
Myocardial infarction - diagnosis, treatment and recovery period
A sudden onset of squishing or squeezing, very severe pain located behind the sternum may indicate a developing heart attack. The illness is usually accompanied by a feeling of shortness of breath,...
Myocardial infarction - basic information
For years, so-called cardiovascular causes have been ranked first in the mortality statistics of Poles. This is all the more important given that, in recent times, the greatest concern in society has...
Anticoagulation treatment
Modern medicine covers the treatment of thousands of disease entities. Unfortunately, in some cases, no causal treatment is known or simply not possible due to the specific nature of the disease....
Depressive disorders in patients after CABG (coronary artery bypass grafting) surgery
Coronary artery bypass grafting(CABG) is a cardiac surgery procedure for the treatment of advanced ischaemic heart disease. It involves the creation of 'bypasses' that bypass a coronary vessel...
Physical training in the regulation of coronary flow
Physical training, when practised regularly, leads to specific changes in the structure of the heart and coronary vessels. It supports the regulatory mechanisms associated with coronary flow and also...
Preventive properties of green tea in coronary heart disease
Coronary heart disease, otherwise known as ischaemic heart disease, is associated with ischaemia of the heart muscle. The cause of ischaemia is a reduction in coronary artery reserves most often due...
Diet in hypertriglyceridaemia
Hypertriglyceridaemia is a condition of lipid metabolism disorder and occurs when plasma triglyceride concentrations are elevated. In biochemical tests, the norm for triglycerides is 150 mg/dl. An...
Atherosclerosis - causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment
Atherosclerosis is a chronic condition. It is a disease involving the arteries. At its core is structural as well as functional damage to the endothelium of blood vessels. The disorders are caused by...
The obesity paradox
Recently, researchers have become increasingly interested in the impact of body weight on life expectancy in the general population and in people with cardiovascular problems. This is due to the...
Treatment of hypertension in the elderly
Older people are very often confronted with the problem of hypertension. This problem very often co-exists with other diseases such as kidney failure or diabetes.
