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Heart attack (myocardial infarction)
Heart attack or myocardial infarction refers to heart damage caused by a lack of blood flow which prevents the heart from getting sufficient oxygen.
21 Feb 2006
Physical Activity with Cardiovascular Disease
Maintaining appropriate levels of physical activity with cardiovascular disease is now thought to be very important. We now know that people who take up regular…
07 Feb 2006
Chronic heart failure
Chronic heart failure occurs when the heart fails to pump sufficient blood through the body. It may come on rapidly after a heart attack, or…
01 Sep 2005
Heart failure
Heart failure refers to inadequate blood circulation resulting from a defect which reduces the heart's pumping. It is typically caused by heart disease.
09 Feb 2005
Lyme disease
Lyme disease is an immune reaction to a bacteria transmitted by ticks. It causes rash, arthritis and heart and neurological problems.
19 Nov 2004
Kawasaki disease (mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome)
Kawasaki disease causes inflammation of blood vessels, mostly affecting children. The cause is unknown but thought to be related to infection.
19 Nov 2004
Congestive heart failure
Congestive heart failure is a heart disease or cardiovascular disease characterised by the heart being unable to pump enough blood around the body.
28 Jun 2004
Leptospirosis (Weil's disease; icterohaemorrhagic fever)
Leptospirosis is an animal-borne bacterial infection which occurs in hot, wet weather and usually causes sudden fever, headaches, vomiting and diarrhoea.
13 Jan 2004
Mad cow disease (Creutzfeldt-Jacob disease, transmissible spongiform encephalopathy; new variant CJD)
Creutzfeld-Jakob disease (bovine spongiform encephalopathy; BSE) causes dementia and movement disorders. One cause is eating beef contaminated with BSE.
29 Dec 2003
