Nursing Library & Medical Articles
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Reducing The Risk of Heart Failure
Currently 5 million people in the United States suffer from heart failure, a figure that is predicted to double by the year 2040. A total of 550,000 new cases of heart ...
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Heart Scans...Should You Get One?
Medical Author: Daniel Lee Kulick M.D. Medical Editor: William C. Shiel, Jr., MD, FACP, FACR What are heart scans? So-called "heart scans" are specialized CT scans that measure calcium in the ...
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Heart Disease And Medication
Sometimes, medications may be needed to help prevent or control coronary heart disease (CHD) and so reduce the risk of a first or repeat heart attack. But, if medications are needed, ...
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Digoxin Oral
h4. Why is this medication prescribed? Digoxin is used to treat heart failure and abnormal heart rhythms (arrhythmias). It helps the heart work better and it helps control your heart rate. ...