http://thevisualmd.com/read_guide.php?idc=394 en-EN The Cardiovascular Continuum Health Center includes the following topics: http://backend.userland.com/rss http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/cardiovascular_health/cardiovascular_continuum/the_cardiovascular_continuum_video http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/cardiovascular_health/cardiovascular_continuum/the_cardiovascular_continuum_video Mon, 02 May 2011 11:59:04 -0500
Voyage into your body to see an amazing creation you're born with: the perfect cardiovascular system. A lifetime of poor health habits can destroy that ...]]> http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/cardiovascular_health/cardiovascular_continuum/cardiovascular_continuum http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/cardiovascular_health/cardiovascular_continuum/cardiovascular_continuum Mon, 02 May 2011 10:56:46 -0500
The cardiovascular continuum links various risk factors, like hypertension and high cholesterol levels, with different types of heart disease that become progressively more severe throughout ...]]> http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/cardiovascular_health/cardiovascular_continuum/developing_heart http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/cardiovascular_health/cardiovascular_continuum/developing_heart Fri, 05 Aug 2011 16:06:58 -0500
Developing rapidly and early, the heart is the first organ to function in the embryo, and it takes up most of the room in the ...]]> http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/cardiovascular_health/cardiovascular_continuum/marvel_of_the_cardiovascular_system http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/cardiovascular_health/cardiovascular_continuum/marvel_of_the_cardiovascular_system Tue, 09 Aug 2011 13:30:32 -0500
The cardiovascular system, which consists primarily of the heart and the blood vessels, is the first organ system to develop in humans. It provides oxygen ...]]> http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/cardiovascular_health/cardiovascular_continuum/cardiovascular_disease_begins_in_childhood http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/cardiovascular_health/cardiovascular_continuum/cardiovascular_disease_begins_in_childhood Mon, 02 May 2011 10:59:36 -0500
Obesity in childhood lays the ground for heart and arterial disease. Studies have found that teenagers can develop well-established fatty streaks (the precursors to plaque) ...]]> http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/cardiovascular_health/cardiovascular_continuum/risk_factors_and_cardiovascular_disease http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/cardiovascular_health/cardiovascular_continuum/risk_factors_and_cardiovascular_disease Mon, 02 May 2011 11:00:09 -0500
Risk factors increase the likelihood that you'll develop cardiovascular disease, and the more risk factors you have, the greater your chances of developing it. Fortunately, ...]]> http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/cardiovascular_health/cardiovascular_continuum/stroke http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/cardiovascular_health/cardiovascular_continuum/stroke Thu, 04 Aug 2011 12:14:24 -0500
If they don't get the oxygen and glucose they require, your brain cells start to die in minutes. That's exactly what happens when someone has ...]]> http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/cardiovascular_health/cardiovascular_continuum/heart_attack http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/cardiovascular_health/cardiovascular_continuum/heart_attack Mon, 02 May 2011 11:01:28 -0500
Over time, LDL cholesterol can build up on the walls of the coronary arteries and form hard plaques, reducing blood supply to the heart. This ...]]> http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/cardiovascular_health/cardiovascular_continuum/arrhythmias http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/cardiovascular_health/cardiovascular_continuum/arrhythmias Mon, 08 Aug 2011 17:47:04 -0500
Arrhythmias Heart arrhythmias occur when the electrical impulses that coordinate the heartbeat don't function properly. For example, a scar from a heart attack may cause ...]]> http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/cardiovascular_health/cardiovascular_continuum/assessing_blood_flow http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/cardiovascular_health/cardiovascular_continuum/assessing_blood_flow Mon, 08 Aug 2011 17:21:24 -0500
Coronary artery disease (CAD)- clogged coronary arteries - can cause angina when blood flow is restricted, or heart attack when flow is severely reduced or ...]]> http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/cardiovascular_health/cardiovascular_continuum/restoring_blood_flow http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/cardiovascular_health/cardiovascular_continuum/restoring_blood_flow Mon, 08 Aug 2011 17:09:22 -0500
If symptoms of atherosclerosis are severe or if a life-threatening blockage is present, aggressive measures may be taken to open up clogged vessels. In addition ...]]> http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/cardiovascular_health/cardiovascular_continuum/prevention_lose_weight http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/cardiovascular_health/cardiovascular_continuum/prevention_lose_weight Mon, 02 May 2011 11:03:41 -0500
For many years fat cells were though to be biologically inactive, but it turns out that fat is far from inert. Fat cells secrete numerous ...]]> http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/cardiovascular_health/cardiovascular_continuum/live_well http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/cardiovascular_health/cardiovascular_continuum/live_well Mon, 02 May 2011 11:04:12 -0500
To keep your blood vessels healthy and clear, prevention is the best medicine. Eat a diet low in saturated fats and high in fruits, vegetables, ...]]> http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/cardiovascular_health/cardiovascular_continuum/lifelong_vitality http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/cardiovascular_health/cardiovascular_continuum/lifelong_vitality Mon, 02 May 2011 11:04:51 -0500
For most people, cardiovascular disease is the result of unhealthy lifestyle choices. Wiser choices can give you more vitality, more self-confidence, and a better quality, ...]]>