Saturday, April 20, 2013

Beware, Small Wounds Could Trigger Heart Failure

Small Scar on your Heart could Trigger Herat Failure.

 
Blisters on your feet after playing futsal or may just fall easily to ignore. However, do not underestimate the scar on the heart. Therefore, the condition can lead you to heart failure. Want Proof?
The condition is called 'left anterior fascicular block' (LAFB), a scar on the left ventricle of your heart. A person who has this condition, the higher the likelihood of heart failure, as a new study, published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, 17 April 2013 edition.

In this study, the researchers analyzed more than 1,600 people older than age 65 years who diobservasinya for 16 years. While people with people with hypertension, heart disease, diabetes or a history of cardiovascular disease were not included in this study. Similarly, as reported by the Health Monitor.

Furthermore, the researchers used an electrocardiogram (ECG) to be their heart activity on their hearts. "From the research it was found, those who have LAFB does have a higher risk of atrial fibrillation, heart failure and death," said Dr. Gregory Marcus, an electrophysiologist in the field of cardiology at the University of California, San Franssisco.

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