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Question on heart disorder: What are the heart ailments\disorders
(23 Jul 2007)
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Hi,
The Heart is made up of muscles and its main purpose is to pump blood, filled with oxygen to the organs and tissues, throughout the body. The heart has 4 chambers. The upper 2 chambers are called the right atrium and left atrium. The lower 2 chambers are the right and left ventricle, and have thick muscular walls. To pump the blood the left ventricle contracts, and each time it does this it is considered one heart beat. The heart usually beats between 60-90 times per minute, also called the pulse rate. The heart also needs blood and oxygen, which it gets from the coronary arteries. There are 2 main coronary arteries, the left and right coronary artery. The left main coronary artery divides into 2 branches- the left anterior descending artery and the left circumflex artery.
Coronary hear disease “ Heart disease “ occurs when blockages build up in the coronary arteries. These blockages are called atherosclerotic plaque and the process by which they build up is called artherosclerosis. This is also called ‘coronary artery disease’
Other forms of heart disease include, valvular heart disease, heart failure, and disorders of heart rhythm. A heart attack is injury or death of part of the heart muscle also known as ‘myocardial infraction’ Angina is a pain or discomfort that is usually felt I the chest, and spreads to other parts of the body such as neck, jaw, shoulders or arms,
For any more information please refer to a medical dictionary.
Blissfully yours,
In love & Light
Sanna ( Aromatherapist)
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answered by Sanna on 30 Jul 2007, 10:42:08
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