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PERIPHERAL ARTERY DISEASE: what does it mean?

August 27, 2020August 26, 2020 Dennis Azome

In a previous article published, we spoke about Acute Limb Ischeamia (ALI) as one of the vascular diseases worthy of note in many developing countries. ALI is a condition that reduces flow of blood to the limbs due to the presence of a blood clot. But this condition, in many cases, is secondary to Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD). In this article, our aim is to bring to your knowledge the medical condition known as PAD, which is also a vascular emergency. This article should help you understand what is peripheral…

What Could Be The Reason For My Heart Arrhythmias?

January 15, 2020January 15, 2020 Emeka Prince, PA.

Classification of arrhythmias is not only by where they originate (atria or ventricles) but also by the speed of heart rate they cause:

Common Symptoms of Heart Diseases, Treatment and Prevention

October 7, 2019October 7, 2019 Zikora Okeke, MD.

The symptoms of heart diseases depends on the type of heart condition the individual has. However, there are some heart conditions that occur without very obvious symptoms

What’s Causing My Blue Hands and Feet?

July 10, 2019September 11, 2019 Levine Dalacious

Wondering why your hands or feet are turned bluish in colour? Peripheral cyanosis is a condition in which the extremities usually the hands, feet, fingers, and/or toes develop a distinctive bluish discoloration because they are not receiving enough oxygen rich blood.

Heart Diseases: Facts & Types

May 19, 2018June 30, 2019 Martins Arage, PA.

Various conditions that affect heart health which need to be monitored

CHEST PAINS : What Might Be The Cause?

May 30, 2018June 30, 2019 EWOH, JOSEPH

Chest pain appears in different forms, find out the many causes and what you should do about them.

Heart Disease and Stroke

March 18, 2018June 29, 2019 Zikora Okeke, MD.

There are many types of cardiovascular diseases and most of them are related to a pathophysiological process called Atherosclerosis.

Anxiety May Actually Reduce Your Risk After a Heart Attack

March 6, 2018June 28, 2019 Ameen Pearl John

Anxiety May Actually Reduce Your Risk After a Heart Attack

Controlling Hypertension: dangers to avoid

June 12, 2018June 28, 2019 Martins Arage, PA.

This article highlights briefly some of the complications of hypertension that makes it necessary for everybody to try to maintain a healthy blood pressure level.

What is Coronary Artery Disease?

June 18, 2018June 28, 2019 EWOH, JOSEPH

Coronary artery disease develops when the major blood vessels that supply the heart with blood, oxygen and nutrients (coronary arteries) become damaged or diseased.