Pulmonary Hypertension

Share on Pinterest A new study found that eating refined grains is associated with a greater risk for coronary artery disease while eating whole grains was linked with a lower risk. Javier Díez/Stocksy A new study has found that eating refined grains was linked with a greater risk for coronary artery disease. It also found that eating more whole grains seemed to have the opposite effect. Refined grains have a great deal of their nutritional content removed during the refining process. Nutritionists say that the nutrients removed — especially fiber — help protect the heart. They recommend starting slowly and making healthy swaps as you increase your intake of whole grains. A new study that is being presented this week at the American College of Cardiology Middle East 2022 Together With the 13th Emirates Cardiac Society Congress, reports that eating more refined grains was linked with a greater risk for premature coronary artery disease (PCAD). Additionally, consuming whole grains was ...

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Apneustic breathing is a type of abnormal breathing pattern. It involves long, gasping inhalations and insufficient, irregular exhalations. Treatment for apneustic breathing depends on the underlying cause, which is often some form of brain injury. Read on for more information about apneustic breathing and other abnormal breathing patterns. We also cover treatment options and when to seek help below. The clinical term for normal breathing is eupnea. There are many types of normal and abnormal breathing patterns. Doctors can use breathing patterns to evaluate a person's condition. Apneustic breathing is an abnormal breathing pattern that is very rare in humans. The brain is an important organ for breathing. Part of the brainstem called the pons has two areas that control breathing: the pneumotaxic and apneustic centers. Overstimulating the apneustic center causes an abnormal breathing pattern known as apneustic breathing. The apneustic center stimulates the neurons associated with ...

High blood pressure is a major health issue that most people don't realize they have because there's often no warning signs, but if left untreated the condition can cause serious complications like heart disease, stroke and more. The Mayo Clinic says, "High blood pressure is a common condition that affects the body's arteries. It's also called hypertension. If you have high blood pressure, the force of the blood pushing against the artery walls is consistently too high. The heart has to work harder to pump blood. Blood pressure is measured in millimeters of mercury (mm Hg). In general, hypertension is a blood pressure reading of 130/80 mm Hg or higher." Going in for regular doctor visits is always recommended because the first thing a nurse will do is check your blood pressure.  Dr. Jagdish Khubchandani , MBBS, Ph.D., a professor of public health at New Mexico State University tells us, " The majority of American adults have high blood pressure ....

Treatment-resistant hypertension (TRH) is a frequently encountered clinical challenge that primary care clinicians, specialists, and patients face [1]. According to the American Heart Association (AHA), TRH refers to blood pressure that remains above the therapeutic goal despite the concurrent use of three or more antihypertensive medications taken at maximally tolerated doses, one of which should be a diuretic. Calcium channel blockers (CCBs), angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors, and angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs) are also commonly used classes. Interestingly, another definition of this phenomenon is well-controlled hypertension, which requires four or more antihypertensive agents to achieve the therapeutic target [1-3]. Many risk factors are associated with TRH, but older age, African American race, diabetes mellitus, obesity, and chronic kidney disease (CKD) are amongst the most common. Additionally, specific underlying causes play a pivotal role in TRH pathophy...

Left ventricular noncompaction (LVNC) is characterized by a bilayered appearance of the myocardium with excessive trabeculations and deep intertrabecular recesses. Manifestations of this condition are widely variable, ranging from incidental findings in asymptomatic individuals to symptomatic heart failure, conduction abnormalities, tachyarrhythmia, and sudden cardiac death. Heart failure, ventricular arrhythmias, and systemic embolisms are the most frequent cardiovascular complications. We describe a case of a 53-year-old woman who presented to the emergency department with acute presentation of previously unknown heart failure with reduced ejection fraction and was diagnosed with LVNC. During hospitalization, the patient presented a defibrillated cardiac arrest rhythm, which was resuscitated after six minutes, and then treated with the placement of an implantable cardioverter defibrillator. After two years of follow-u...

The study of congenital heart disease (CHD) depicts the survival of a person with the disease in a population and the screening of its progress over a long period. CHD is one of the familiar congenital disabilities. There are two types of CHD: cyanotic (tetralogy, transposition of great arteries, truncus arteriosus, hypoplastic left heart syndrome) and acyanotic (ventricular septic defect, atrial septal defect, patent ductus arteriosus, coarctation). Most of them are acyanotic, approximately 75%. Recent experimentation has shown genes encoding the substance of nucleus modifiers, proteins related to cilia, and cell signalling pathways transduced by cilia play an essential role in CHD pathogenesis [1]. The occurrence of CHD in different analyses differs from about 4/1,000 to 50/1,000 nascency. The relative recurrence of different CHD forms differs from research to research [2]. Here we are discussing the case of a single ventricle with hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS ). Uni ven...