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What is Coronary Artery Disease? Story

What is Coronary Artery Disease?

Dr. Valentin Fuster, one of the world's leading cardiologists, discusses the basics of coronary heart disease.

Dr. Fuster than describes the symptoms of a heart attack and how to differentiate these symptoms from other conditions.

Most importantly, he urges viewers to pay attention to these symptoms and the importance of getting medical treatment as soon as possible, even if one has the least suspicion of a coronary incident. Getting treatment in the first hour or two can minimize damage to heart muscle. (Read more about What is Coronary Artery Disease?)

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What is Carotid Stenosis? Story

What is Carotid Stenosis?

Dr. Sateesh Babu of Vascular Associates of Westchester discusses "What is Carotid Stenosis?", the treatments, who should be screened and future developments, such as new stenting techniques. (Read more about What is Carotid Stenosis?)

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HEART VALVE SURGERY STUDY Story

HEART VALVE SURGERY STUDY

Would you get heart valve surgery if you didn’t have any symptoms?
New research says many patients with a common heart valve problem should have performed a heart valve surgery.
The study looks at a problem with the mitral valve, which is the heart valve that separates the upper and lower chambers on the left side of the heart. A condition called mitral valve regurgitation sometimes affects this valve, requiring heart valve surgery. (Read more about HEART VALVE SURGERY STUDY)

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Why The Body Ages Story

Why The Body Ages

How the body Ages.
The nucleus of every cell has 23 pairs of chromosomes. And they contain DNA or the genetic material of the cell. A prime cause of ageing is every cell’s chromosomes are capped with a protein button called a telomere. (Read more about Why The Body Ages)

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