Heart disease in japan

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Avatar n tn There is no proven treatment that will open already blocked arteries. There is one study done in Japan that suggest that high dose statin use along with cardio exercise will result in a small regression, but it is a small study with and very small control group.
Avatar m tn We do our best to to postpone it as long as possible and to live as good a quality of life as we can in the meantime. Some types of heart disease are highly genetic, and lifestyle is a relatively unimportant contributor. Or maybe your parents lived the exact type of lifestyle that led to their heart disease (no offense intended). If your parents' problems seem to have been lifestyle-determined, and you have chosen a different lifestyle, then maybe you are home free.
234614 tn?1266264964 Kawasaki disease is also knows as mucocutaneous lympy node syndrome and is usually seen in children under 5 and is one of the two leading causes of acquired heart disease in the US. There are about 4000 cases diagnosed annually in the US. The causes of it are unkown but it is believed to not to be contagious nor hereditary.
Avatar f tn Hi last year I was diagonized that I have endometriosis from that time I have bee taking this medicine DINAGEST is any one familia with this medicines?
Avatar m tn I cannot remember where I read this but there was some health survey of Asian people who came to live in the US in the 1970s/1980s and they discovered that the incidence of uncommon disease for Asians grew due to change of diet in America.
Avatar f tn As noted by Flippinpatty - the Texas Heart Institute is an excellent cardiovascular institute with a number of physicians who specialize in different areas of heart disease. Unfortunately, I do not know anyone personally there for referral. My recommendation is trying to look on their website and identifying any staff who identify hypertrophic CM as one of their specialties or interests. Glad Flippinpatty was able to refer you to a specific individual.
Avatar m tn So i have had PVC's for going on 14 years, 37 Y/O Male, Normal weight I had a holter monitor done in 08' and it showed 6600 PVC's in 24h after starting 240mg verapamil, later that year they just vanished. I maybe had a handful or two in 24h, a drastic change. in 2018 i wanted to get off verapamil because it caused my colon to slow down making me sick from CIC, so i saw a new electro heart doc and he ordered me off the meds and a week later had a stress test and 48h holter.
Avatar n tn Is there anyone who lives in Japan on here? I'm living here and hoping to connect with other mothers in Japan.
1303001 tn?1272992360 The doctor just said that his case is a little different from the others. Normally, the Total Artificial Heart helps the patient to survive for some time without pain (because as I know, this heart disease is very painful), but does not lengthen patient's life. Here, in his case, the Total Artificial Heart can repair his heart forever. The only problem is just that the possibility of success is 50% and of failure is 50%.
Avatar m tn Interesting post,thanks for sharing what attracted my attention is that some patients cleared by 12 months so i think more important is hbsag deceease than to clear in 6 months which in case of not clearing is not definitive that you become chronic.
Avatar n tn one can stay below this threshold for years without triggering diagnosis- symptoms- fatigue constipation depression raised cholesterol(heart disease) brain fog apathy dry skin-eczema ARE ALL CAUSED BY IODINE DEFICIENCY. our bodies are designed to be eating fish all day. pls buy kelp or lugols iodine and spread the word. the recommended daily intake is too low-to keep people ill requiring medicines.
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Avatar n tn "The death rate from coronary heart disease in Japan has always been puzzlingly low," said Akira Sekikawa, M.D., Ph.D, an assistant professor of epidemiology at the University of Pittsburgh, PA, and an adjunct associate professor at Shiga University of Medical Science, Otsu, Japan. "Our study suggests that the very low rates of coronary heart disease among Japanese living in Japan may be due to their lifelong high consumption of fish.
Avatar f tn from Tokyo, cooked up, seasoned and served his own genitalia to five diners at a swanky banquet in Japan last month, Calorie Lab reported. In most cases, "asexual" is a word used to describe a person who is non-sexual. Sugiyama, however, embraces it as a way to show that he does not affiliate with either gender.
Avatar f tn It's exactly one year since i had vertigo which is very commonly known here in Japan as a symptom of Meniere's w/ tinnitus and hearing difficulty. Had several outpatient i.v. for nausea relief for on and off attacks until i had to be confined for 3 days each time.Hopeless and depressed, gone to Phil for 2nd opinion, and indeed after labs showed low thyroid hormones.
Avatar m tn I believe that study was done in Japan last year? The NIH calls is a 'small' regression, but come on, 12.9% in just 6 months is massive. We could, according to that study, remove a quarter of our plaque in just one year. I don't call that small, I could be plaque free in around 4 years. Again we see no mention of which processes are taking place, the chemical reactions or anything. It simply mentions high HDL being responsible.
Avatar m tn Nutrition for Optimal Wellness | Jessica Patella, ND | Coronary heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States and worldwide (1). Coronary heart disease accounts for approximately 35% of all cardiovascular deaths and 10.5% of all deaths worldwide (2). Most risk factors of coronary heart disease are changeable, meaning coronary heart disease is a largely preventable disease (3). Omega-3 oils have been shown to reduce the risk of coronary heart disease, but how much is enough?
579258 tn?1250649343 Love Your Heart-Eat Lentils In a study that examined food intake patterns and risk of death from coronary heart disease, researchers followed more than 16,000 middle-aged men in the U.S., Finland, The Netherlands, Italy, former Yugoslavia, Greece and Japan for 25 years. Typical food patterns were: higher consumption of dairy products in Northern Europe; higher consumption of meat in the U.S.
Avatar n tn I just got a test result and I'd like to see if anyone can tell what test was used to get this, and how reliable this test might be. I was tested positive for HSV-1 in the US before but when I got tested in Japan I tested positive for both HSV-1 and HSV-2.
Avatar m tn I am from Australia on holiday in Japan I have had SVT,s for about 14 years and recently have been getting very frequent eptopic beats plus my heart rate was going from 40beats per minute to 70 in the space of 2 to 3 minutes and I am on 25Mg of Atenolol and renitec for heriditary hypertention.
Avatar f tn , a research scientist in the Department of Cardiovascular Disease at Fukuoka University Chikushi Hospital in Chikushino, Japan, in the AHA press release.
Avatar n tn , a research scientist in the Department of Cardiovascular Disease at Fukuoka University Chikushi Hospital in Chikushino, Japan, in the AHA press release.