One Beat At a Time

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One Beat at a Time

When we think of cardio vascular diseases, we usually always associate them with the loss of a family member or friend. Almost everyone knows of someone who is affected by these tragic diseases. Since the ancient times, there have been clues left showing possible cardio vascular diseases within the Egyptian families. The earliest proof of a cardio vascular disease is of a 3,500 year old Egyptian mummy with a serious case of arthrosclerosis, which was identified via modern CT scan. During the next few centuries little is known about cardio vascular diseases and the death rate subsequently is low, until the turn of the Industrial age. Since this period of time cardio vascular diseases have hit hard at the heart leading it to be the number one disease today. As of this time comprehensive studies have been undertaken to research the causes and possible cures for cardio vascular diseases. Some of the common cardio vascular diseases today are arrhythmia, atherosclerosis, and congestive heart failure.

Arrhythmia, commonly known as irregular heartbeat is one of the common cardio vascular diseases. Have you ever thought that your heart skipped a beat when in love; well for some people their heart skips a beat quite often. Actually in the U.S. alone about 850,000 people are hospitalized every year as a result of arrhythmia.

There have been many causes that result in arrhythmia. Some of these include: coronary artery disease, changes in heart muscle, injured heart as a result of heart attack or stroke, and electrolyte imbalances in blood. There are 13 different variations of arrhythmia: premature atrial contractions, premature ventricular contractions, atrial fibrillation, atrial flutter, Paroxysmal supraventricular ...

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