Ischaemic

Norman Swan: According to the National Stroke Foundation what happened to Thelma Mosely occurs once every ten minutes to someone, somewhere in Australia and the vast majority are due to a blood clot blocking a brain artery; a so-called ischaemic stroke, pretty much like a heart attack except it's in the brain.

MANY patients with coronary artery disease (CAD), also known as ischaemic heart, may have no symptoms, and when ❋ Unknown (2009)

There are also studies that show increasing fibre intake reduces the risk of various types of cancer and other serious health problems such as ischaemic heart disease. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Just 150 minutes of moderate physical activity a week or its equivalent is estimated to reduce the risk of ischaemic heart disease by 30 percent, the risk of diabetes by 27 percent and the risk of breast and colon cancer by 21 to 25 percent. ❋ Riva Greenberg (2011)

Largest health gains would be from reductions in the prevalence of ischaemic heart disease, cerebrovascular disease, depression, dementia, and diabetes. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The risk of ischaemic heart disease was highest in men age 70 to 79 with xanthelasmata: 53% compared with 41% for plaque-free subjects. ❋ Ann Lukits (2011)

Title: Xanthelasmata, arcus corneae, and ischaemic vascular disease and death in general population: prospective cohort study ❋ Ann Lukits (2011)

Silent myocardial ischaemia and long-term coronary artery disease outcomes in apparently healthy people from families with early-onset ischaemic heart disease ❋ Ann Lukits (2011)

The other article (not for the squeamish) on the .pdf, speculating why torniquet-induced (ischaemic) numbing was not considered for use in pre-anaesthetic amputations is also interesting. ❋ Unknown (2010)

More or less recovered from what the doctors had told him was a TIA or transient ischaemic attack, Reuben Perkins stumbled along, talking monotonously about the crime that had come to the Essex coast, something called “gang culture,” binge drinking, and crystal meth, whatever that might be, for sale on every street corner. ❋ Ruth Rendell (2010)

In 2004, the most recent year with comprehensive data, passive smoking is estimated to have caused an estimated 379,000 deaths from ischaemic heart disease, 165,000 from lower respiratory infections, 36,900 from asthma and 21,400 from lung cancer - around 1% of deaths worldwide. ❋ Sarah Boseley (2010)

In this meta-analysis of randomised trials, we found that vitamin E increased the risk for haemorrhagic stroke by 22% and reduced the risk of ischaemic stroke by 10%. ❋ Jennifer LaRue Huget (2010)

My case of ischaemic heart disease is particularly advanced and requires drastic preventative and regulatory maintenance. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The researchers followed nearly 12,000 men and women for nearly 20 years, during which 1,242 died from ischaemic heart disease IHD. ❋ Unknown (2008)