Heart Disease and Heart Attacks



This amazing site called Kahn Academy is just filled with information on every subject!  This video explains atherosclerosis, heart attack and heart failure.  Watch and learn.

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oc1dean said…
Thanks Toni, it helps us laypersons understand what is going on, what we didn't get from our doctors.
June 4, 2011 at 1:40 PM
Toni Brayer, MD said…
oc1dean: thanks for the comment. Please check out the site. It has hundreds of subjects and is a new way to learn! I am so thrilled to be living in this computer age!
June 4, 2011 at 1:56 PM
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Heart disease is a condition in which plaque builds up inside the coronary arteries. Heart Attack is the death of heart muscle from the sudden blockage of a coronary artery by a blood clot. Heart problems may happen to the valves in the heart.
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Heart Disease are very dangerous, as it occurs due to our irresponsibility, we eat thing which contain cholesterol, or have habit of smoking which leads to heart diseases, so we should stay fit and save our heart.
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October 10, 2011 at 2:29 AM
Diet to Reverse Heart Disease said…
Thanks for sharing this. Dr. Caldwell Esselstyn has a great explanation of how diet can contribute to heart disease. At our practice, Montgomery Heart & Wellness, we typically see patients reverse heart disease when they switch to a plant based diet.
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