Diabetes Alarming Statistics

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Over 25 million Americans are dianosed with Diabetes Mellitus.

The alarming factor is the percent of people with Pre diabetes.

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Diabetes Alarming Statistics

Secondary Causes of Hypertension

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The term secondary hypertension is used when there is an identifiable cause. Secondary hypertension occurs in about 5% of all hypertension cases. Secondary causes are exogenous factors like drugs, too much salt intake, obesity, stress, etc. The video also discusses many other secondary causes like heavy smoking, vascular disease, renal artery stenosis, etc.
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Secondary Causes of Hypertension

Medical Therapy Of Heart Failure and Overview

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What does the video explain?

Dr. Michael Harper from UCSF very clearly explains the following:

1. Burden of heart failure
2. Causes of heart failure
3. Types of heart failure
4. Symptoms and signs of heart failure
5. Medical management of heart failure
6. Lifestyle modification which includes exercise and dietary change.
7. Risk factor modification
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Medical Therapy Of Heart Failure and Overview

Basics of Congestive Heart Failure

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This is the animated video illustrating the basics of CHF. The video explains the physiology behind heart failure. Heart attack can also cause left heart failure. Left heart failure is another term for CHF. The progressive nature of congestive heart failure if untreated, ultimately causes death. 
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Basics of Congestive Heart Failure

Basics of Atrial Fibrillation

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The heart is a muscle that contracts in rhythmic sequence for the duration of our lifetime.
Each beat is stimulated by an electical signal that is generated by the heart's conduction system.
Sometimes the conduction system can change it's performace. The video shows the path of
electrical signal. Atrial fibrillation is abnormal heartbeat caused by erratic electrical signal
originating from the atria. In people who experience this problem, the hearbeat can go upto
175 beats per minute. This condition is commonly treated with a pace maker.
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Basics of Atrial Fibrillation