Types of Congenital Heart Defects

renal atherosclerosis :: Article Creator Everything You Should Know About Stage 2 Kidney Disease Largely asymptomatic, stage 2 kidney disease can be hard to diagnose. Some visible symptoms might include changes in urine color and dry or itchy skin. Chronic kidney disease, also called CKD, is a type of long-term damage to the kidneys. It's characterized by permanent damage that progresses on a scale of five stages. Stage 1 means you have the least amount of kidney damage, while stage 5 (end stage) means you've entered kidney failure. A diagnosis of stage 2 CKD means you have minor damage. The goal of diagnosis and treatment for CKD is to stop the progression of further kidney damage. While you can't reverse the damage at any stage, having stage 2 CKD means you still have an opportunity to stop it from getting worse. Read more about the characteristics of this stage of kidney disease, as well as the steps you can take now to he...

narrowing of arteries in legs :: Article Creator Peripheral Arterial Disease (PAD) Directory Peripheral arterial disease (PAD) is a narrowing of arteries in the legs that limits mobility, causes pain, and creates poor circulation. Atherosclerosis is a common cause of PAD. The symptoms may be present in any part of the legs from the thigh to the feet. PAD treatments include lifestyle changes, taking prescription medications, and exercising. Follow the links below to find WebMD's comprehensive coverage about how peripheral arterial disease is caused as well as symptoms, causes, and treatments. Medical Reference View All Quizzes News Archive View All Exercise May Induce Strokes For People With Blocked Arteries Many overlook the warnings preceding workout classes that encourage consulting a doctor before participating in rigorous exercise. After all, isn't exercise good for you? However, certain conditions could make the increased heart...

asd and vsd heart defects :: Article Creator Atrial Septal Defect (ASD) Repair Content An atrial septal defect is an opening in the wall that separates the upper chambers of the heart. It is one of the most common congenital heart defects, which are structural problems that develop before a baby is born or at birth. When an atrial septal defect is present, some oxygen-rich blood that should have been pumped to the body flows from one side of the heart to the other. This blood is then pumped to the lungs. This creates extra work for one side of the heart. If an atrial septal defect is large, heart failure may occur, although this is not common in children. Many children have no symptoms. So this defect may not be found until a child is older or becomes an adult. A heart catheterization can typically be used to close the opening. This prevents blood from flowing between chambers Heading What is heart defect repair surgery? ...

atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease :: Article Creator Study Shows Strong Association Between Atherosclerosis And Accelerated Aging Atherosclerosis—the much-feared 'hardening' of our arteries—impacts our health long before the appearance of symptomatic cardiovascular disease. A new study by a team at the Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares Carlos III (CNIC) demonstrates a strong association between atherosclerosis at subclinical stages and an accelerated aging process. The study is published in the European Heart Journal. Lead author and CNIC General Director Dr. Valentín Fuster emphasized that the results underline the benefits of reducing inflammation by adopting a healthy lifestyle (healthy diet, regular physical activity, etc.) or taking specific medication, such as cholesterol-lowering statins "that can block, or at least slow, the transition from the subclinical phase of atherosclerosis to the appearance o...

calcium for heart :: Article Creator Existing Drug Shows Promise For Abnormal Heart Rhythms Register for free to listen to this article Thank you. Listen to this article using the player above. ✖ Want to listen to this article for FREE? Complete the form below to unlock access to ALL audio articles. Ruxolitinib, a drug that is already approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for treating certain cancers and skin conditions, is effective at inhibiting CaMKII, a protein kinase linked to cardiac arrhythmias. In a new study published June 21, 2023, in Science Translational Medicine, researchers from Johns Hopkins University and the University of Chicago invented a new reporting technique to monitor activity of CaMKII while screening the effects of nearly 5,000 FDA approved drugs on human cells that expressed the enzyme. The screen identified five previously unknown CaMKII inhibitors; ruxolitinib, which is used ...

heart disease prevention :: Article Creator To Prevent Heart Attacks, Doctors Try A New Genetic Test Despite the high hopes for the new tests, there are many questions. Some critics say that a focus on treating younger people is misplaced because they may not comply with taking a statin or another drug for the rest of their lives. It can be difficult for young people to focus on possible threats to their health decades in the future, and some of Dr. Rader's patients have put off even getting polygenic risk tests after he recommends them. The real need, these critics say, is with the huge group of older people who need cholesterol-lowering treatment but are not getting it, or who are abandoning their prescriptions. In one study, about 40 percent of people 65 and older who had a heart attack and need lipid-lowering medications for the rest of their lives stop taking statins within two years. Others, like Dr. Rita F. Redberg, a cardiologist at the Un...