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When progressive conduction abnormalities in people under 50 with structurally normal hearts are present but skeletal myopathies are absent, progressive cardiac conduction defect is primarily diagnosed, particularly if there is a family history of PCCD. [2]
Accelerated deposition of cholesterol in the walls of arteries leads to atherosclerosis, the underlying cause of cardiovascular disease.The most common problem in FH is the development of coronary artery disease (atherosclerosis of the coronary arteries that supply the heart) at a much younger age than would be expected in the general population.
An ICD can also function as a pacemaker, preventing abnormally slow heart rates that can also occur in people with Brugada syndrome. Implanting an ICD is a relatively low-risk procedure and is frequently performed as a day case under local anaesthetic . [ 43 ]
Family history of heart disease. Having overweight or obesity. Smoking. Binge drinking. High stress levels. Being male and over age 45. Poor dietary choices. Sedentary lifestyle. Sleep apnea.
Other heart conditions, like familial hypercholesterolemia (high cholesterol) and high lipoprotein (a) (proteins and fats that carry cholesterol), can be inherited, and a family history of heart ...
ICD-10-CA is a clinical modification of ICD-10 developed by the Canadian Institute for Health Information for morbidity classification in Canada. ICD-10-CA applies beyond acute hospital care, and includes conditions and situations that are not diseases but represent risk factors to health, such as occupational and environmental factors ...
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is any disease involving the heart or blood vessels. [3] CVDs constitute a class of diseases that includes: coronary artery diseases (e.g. angina, heart attack), heart failure, hypertensive heart disease, rheumatic heart disease, cardiomyopathy, arrhythmia, congenital heart disease, valvular heart disease, carditis, aortic aneurysms, peripheral artery disease ...
Non-lifestyle risk factors include a family history of cardiomegaly, coronary artery disease (CAD), congenital heart failure, atherosclerotic disease, valvular heart disease, exposure to cardiac toxins, sleep-disordered breathing (such as sleep apnea), sustained cardiac arrhythmias, abnormal electrocardiograms, and cardiomegaly on chest X-ray.