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Heart Disease

For patients, caregivers, and medical professionals interested in various heart diseases, including coronary artery disease, congestive heart failure, heart arrhythmia (cardiac arrhythmia), atrial fibrillation, and cardiomyopathy.

Risk factors for cardiovascular disease include: hypertension (high blood pressure), hyperglycemia (high blood sugar), overweight, obesity and diabetes.

Cardiovascular diseases can also lead to the following conditions: heart attack, heart failure, stroke and angina.

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National Wear Red Day - February 5th, 2010

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Jennifer Hawkins

Feb 04, 2010 at 4:17pm

Tomorrow is National Wear Red Day. Thousands of Americans will be wearing red to draw attention to this startling fact:

Over 430,000 women are silenced each year by cardiovascular disease – and most of these deaths are preventable.


http://www.goredforwomen.org/

Laura Haywood-Cory

Feb 04, 2010 at 4:30pm

I have my red outfit already picked out!

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