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Health Buzz: Mummies Show Signs of Heart Disease and Other Health News
Nov 18th, 2009 - US News
A new study reveals signs of heart disease in mummies of Egyptians who lived almost 3,500 years ago, a finding that surprised even its authors, Health Day reports. The scientists examined imaging scans from 22 mummies...
Egyptian mummies show signs of heart disease
Nov 18th, 2009 - Los Angeles Times
CT scans of Egyptian mummies, some as much as 3,500 years old, show evidence of atherosclerosis, or hardening of the arteries, which is normally thought of as a disease caused by modern lifestyles...
As old as time? Heart disease plagued Pharoah's court
Nov 17th, 2009 - StarTribune
You can't blame this one on McDonald's: Researchers have found signs of heart disease -- normally thought of as a modern disease caused by lifestyle -- in 3,500-year-old mummies. "Atherosclerosis is ubiquitous among modern-day humans and...
Ancients 'had heart disease too'
Nov 17th, 2009 - BBC NEWS
Djeher, a male mummy, lived in the Ptolemaic era 304-30 BC Hardening of the arteries has been found in Egyptian mummies - suggesting that the risk factors for heart disease may be ancient...
Don't blame fast food: Mummies had heart disease
Nov 17th, 2009 - ABC 7 News
ORLANDO, Fla. - You can't blame this one on McDonald's: Researchers have found signs of heart disease in 3,500-year-old mummies."We think of it as being caused by modern risk factors," such as fast food...

Heart Disease videos from YouTube:

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Understanding Heart Disease (Heart Basics #1)
Heart disease affects more than 20 million Americans. Let's explore the various forms that heart disease can take.Watch More Health Videos at Health Guru: www.healthguru.com
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What is Congestive Heart Failure (Heart Basics #4)
This commonly misunderstood disease affects 5 million Americans. Let's take a closer look at congestive heart failure.Watch More Health Videos at Health Guru: www.healthguru.com
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Warning Signs of Heart Disease & Heart Attack / Educational Video
Preventing Heart Disease and Heart Attack Educational Video. US Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health; National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute; Act in Time to Heart Attack Signs; Item #56-042N ...

Heart Disease from WikiPedia:

Heart disease or cardiopathy is an umbrella term for a variety for different diseases affecting the heart. As of 2007, it is the leading cause of death in the United States, England, Canada and Wales, killing one person every 34 seconds in the United States alone.

Coronary artery disease is a disease of the artery caused by the accumulation of atheromatous plaques within the walls of the arteries that supply the myocardium. Angina pectoris (chest pain) and myocardial infarction (heart attack) are symptoms of and conditions caused by coronary heart disease.

Over 459,000 Americans die of coronary heart disease every year. In the United Kingdom, 101,000 deaths annually are due to coronary heart disease.

Cardiomyopathy literally means "heart muscle disease" (Myo= muscle, pathy= disease) It is the deterioration of the function of the myocardium (i.e., the actual heart muscle) for any reason. People with cardiomyopathy are often at risk of arrhythmia and/or sudden cardiac death.