Until the 1960s "blue babies" were a striking sight in our streets. Suffering from congenital heart disease offered a bleak outlook to young patients and a heartbreaking experience for parents. Very few would make it to adulthood; now, in the West at least, most have a much higher chance of survival. In Open Hearts Kate Bull tells not just of the development of heart surgery in children, but of the patients, past and present, whose lives have been...

One out of three adults have it, and another one-third don't realize it. Oftentimes, it goes undetected for years. Even those who take multiple medications for it still don't have it under control. It's no secret -- high blood pressure is rampant in America. High blood pressure, or hypertension, has become a household term. Between balancing meds and monitoring diets though, are the true causes -- and best treatments -- hidden in the shadows? In How...

"The heart beats more than 2,500,000,000 times over the average life-and, despite great strides in medicine, prevention is still the best way to keep your heart running strong. If you want to help your heart-and especially if you already have a cardiac diagnosis, high cholesterol, high blood pressure, or a family history of heart disease-Best Practices for a Healthy Heart is your complete guide to cardio care. For more than twenty years, award-winning,...

"I have been publishing posts related to blood pressure for many years. This book is a compilation of blog posts done over the years in a organized format with some additional commentary to help make the information clearer. Many of the topics discussed in this book may be new to you and may never have been brought up by your personal physician. Unfortunately, there is a veritable chasm between the medical research and what primary care doctors and...

Congenital Heart Disease is an abnormality or defect in the heart when the baby is born. Congenital Heart Disease is the most common serious birth defect and occurs in 0.7 per cent of children. Who is at risk of having a Congenital Heart Disease? Familial:1. Poor development of the heart during the first 3 months of pregnancy either due to genetics or family history. External factors in development of the Congenital Heart Disease:2. Poorly controlled...

Chapter 1Cardiomyopathy My mother had cardiomyopathy; so did her mother and brother both of whom died from heart failure. My brother also had aortic regurgitation which had been treated but still has heart failure. When I was 12 and down with mumps, I remembered my mother resting at home supposedly suffering from a mild heart attack after a strenuous period of school work. The doctors all thought that she had ischemic heart disease. When I was a medical...

"I have been publishing posts related to cholesterol for many years. This book is a compilation of blog posts done over the years in a organized format with some additional commentary to help make the information clearer. Many of the topics discussed in this book may be new to you and may never have been brought up by your personal physician. Unfortunately, there is a veritable chasm between the medical research and what primary care doctors and cardiologists...

Heart valve diseases are outside the field of most family doctors because of the difficulty in the treatment. It is more of a cardiologist's field. However the sounds of the heart murmurs and heart clicks still fascinate me. What is important from a family doctor's perspective is to differentiate the heart valve diseases and send them for treatment. I have specifically devoted a chapter to differential diagnoses of the heart valve diseases. Proper...

NAHA Certified Aromatherapist and founder of Aroma Hut Institute, Rebecca Park Totilo, brings you another Essential Oils Guide, How to Lower Your Cholesterol with Essential Oil. Learn how to take healthy steps to control high cholesterol and its risk factors with essential oils. People with high cholesterol have twice the risk for heart disease according to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention. What's worse, most folks aren't even aware that...

"How to Get Rid of High Blood Pressure or Hypertension Naturally - Health Learning Series Table of Contents.*Introduction. Section one- Knowing hypertension.*What is hypertension?*Do you have hypertension? - Access by Symptoms.*What causes hypertension?*Health risks due to hypertension- Read Now!Section Two- Treatments of hypertension.*Treatments of hypertension- An overview.*Treat hypertension from common home stuff- Home remedies.*Try some herbs.*Change...