Category Archives: Heart Diseases

TORONTO -- For two weeks in April, Terry McGinnis ignored his chest pain and shortness of breath out of fear that a trip to the hospital could lead him to contracting COVID-19. It wasnt until the 76-year-old retiree from Vancouver began experiencing chest pain even while resting that he decided it was time to visit a doctor. They suggested that I take a stress test, so I went down and took a stress test and I couldn't pass the walking part, he told CTV News from his hospital room Continue reading →

By: Lifestyle Desk | Updated: May 9, 2020 5:47:40 pm Keep your blood pressure under control during the pandemic. (Source: getty images) Early studies surveying people with the novel coronavirus disease found that up to 30 per cent of them had hypertension, according to a report by The Lancet. So, how are hypertension and the risk of coronavirus related? Continue reading →

May 10, 2020, 9:27 AM 6 min read 6 min read Even as the global death toll from COVID-19 continues to rise, the impact of the virus may actually be understated, according to a new study from the University of Glasgow. Using a statistical measure called "years of life lost," researchers found that COVID-19 strips more than a decade away from a person's life, on average. Continue reading →

You live in a routine from syringe to infusion and you hope you make it, Peter Piot says about his time in a London hospital. By Dirk DraulansMay Continue reading →

A detail from Pieter Bruegel the Elders The Triumph of Death (c1562): Epidemics have never stopped being a fact of life and death for hundreds of millions of people. Photograph: Granger Historical Picture Archive/Alamy Twenty years ago, the US Department of Defense set out a clear warning: Historians in the next millennium may find that the 20th centurys greatest fallacy was the belief that infectious diseases were nearing elimination. Continue reading →

Darrell Little is a critical care nurse in Maryland who has seen his fair share of tragedy and deadly diseases during his 39-year career in the medical field. From dealing with tuberculosis, the HIV/Aids epidemic and anthrax to training and preparing for the Ebola virus, Little has faced a lot during his career. But the Stanly County native, 61, hasnt seen anything quite like COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus. Continue reading →

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Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the world. More than 280,000 heart valves are replaced every year, usually because of stenosis, which is when the valve opening narrows and hardens due to the deposition of minerals on it. Heart valve stenosis causes the heart to work harder to pump blood and increases the risk of experiencing heart failure, stroke or sudden cardiac death. Continue reading →