Medical Information Blog » cardiovascular risk http://www.ami20.com Offering Medical Information Updated Daily Wed, 08 Feb 2012 09:51:02 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Hormone Replacement Therapy for Menopause http://www.ami20.com/hormone-replacement-therapy-for-menopause.htm http://www.ami20.com/hormone-replacement-therapy-for-menopause.htm#comments Thu, 21 Oct 2010 00:07:27 +0000 Anna Rezi http://www.ami20.com/?p=378

For many women for whom menopause is almost a nightmare, with a concomitant decrease in their quality of life. This latter group of women may be used for hormone replacement therapy, which involves the administration of the hormones the ovaries produce once they have stopped working. In any case, women need to accept treatment and not suffer other ailments not doing so.

This therapy is particularly indicated in the following cases:

- Early menopause, either spontaneous or surgical, as these patients are at increased risk for the effects of declining estrogen levels.

- Women with high symptoms of menopause such as hot flushes important, insomnia and malaise.

- Women with osteoporosis or high risk. In this case, hormone replacement therapy can stop bone loss.

- Women who have suffered a stroke or at risk of suffering. Female hormones protect women’s cardiovascular system, so your risk of heart attack is much lower than that of men until they enter menopause, when the risk is balanced.

There are different types of hormone therapy:

- Estrogen alone, often indicated for women who have their uterus removed.

- Estrogen and progestin, for women who retain their matrix.

However, it should be noted that the treatment is contraindicated in the following cases:

- History of breast or endometrial cancer

- A history of thrombophlebitis or thromboembolism

- Severe hypertension or severe vascular disease.

- Severe liver disease.

- Diabetes mellitus serious.

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]]> http://www.ami20.com/hormone-replacement-therapy-for-menopause.htm/feed 0 Cholesterol and Cardiovascular Risk http://www.ami20.com/cholesterol-and-cardiovascular-risk.htm http://www.ami20.com/cholesterol-and-cardiovascular-risk.htm#comments Mon, 18 Jan 2010 07:02:31 +0000 Isabella Turner http://www.ami20.com/?p=9 What is cholesterol?

Other names: High density lipoproteins (HDL), low density lipoprotein (LDL), Triglycerides
 Cholesterol is a waxy substance your body uses to protect nerves, make cell tissues and produce certain hormones. Most of the cholesterol in your body is produced by the liver. The body needs a certain amount of cholesterol to function properly. But too much cholesterol in the blood can stick to artery walls. This is called plaque. The plaques can narrow the arteries or even block them. Some cholesterol comes from foods such as eggs, meat and dairy products.

Why a high cholesterol level unhealthy?
Although for good health requires some cholesterol, too much cholesterol in your blood can increase your risk of heart attack or stroke.

The excess cholesterol is in your blood can be stored within the blood vessels that carry blood from the heart to the rest of the body and are known as arteries. The accumulation of cholesterol called plaque inside their arteries will cause them to narrow. This is called atherosclerosis. Large deposits of cholesterol can completely block the artery so that blood can not flow through it.

If coronary artery is the vessel that supplies blood to the muscles in your heart becomes blocked, it may be a heart attack. If an artery that supplies blood to your brain becomes blocked, a stroke can occur.

Cholesterol levels tend to increase with age. Increased cholesterol usually has no signs or symptoms but can be detected by a blood test. You have the chance to have a high cholesterol level if you have a family history, overweight, or eat a lot of greasy foods.

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The disease may go unnoticed and is most common after age 40 but can appear at any age. Learn.

Hypertension: what is it?
In the elevation of blood pressure levels on a continuous and sustained. To better understand the importance of defining the pressure. The heart puts pressure on the arteries so that they lead the blood to different organs of the body. This action is what is known as blood pressure. The maximum pressure obtained in each heart contraction and the lowest, with each relaxation.

Hypertension: why is a risk factor?
* Hypertension is a greater resistance to the heart, which responds by increasing muscle mass (left ventricular hypertrophy) to deal with that overexertion. This increase in muscle mass turns out to be harmful because it is not accompanied by an equivalent increase in blood flow and can lead to heart failure and angina. In addition, the heart muscle becomes irritable and occur more arrhythmias.
* In patients who have already had a heart problem, hypertension can increase the damage.
* It promotes atherosclerosis (accumulation of cholesterol in the arteries) and thrombosis phenomena (can cause heart attack or stroke). In the worst cases, hypertension may soften the walls of the aorta and cause its dilatation (aneurysm) or break (which would inevitably cause death).

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