Heart Disease Awareness

Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States. The month of February is dedicated to raising awareness about heart disease and increasing knowledge about prevention. Educate yourself on the dangers of heart disease and get on track to better heart health! ... ...Lucy died unnecessarily because of a undetected heart condition. It was not until April 18, 1989 when she complained of chest pains. She was rushed to the emergency and diagnosed as having a dissecting aortic aneurysm and underwent heart surgery for nearly eight hours, receiving an aorta from a 27 year old male donor. The surgery was successful, and Ball began recovering, even walking around her room with little assistance but on April 26, shortly after dawn, Lucy awoke with severe back pains. Her aorta had ruptured in a second location and Ball quickly lost consciousness. All attempts to revive her proved unsuccessful, and she died at approximately 05:47 PST. She was 77 years old. ...The picture above was taken on 29 March 1989 less then a month before her death ... Aortic dissection occurs when a tear in the inner wall of the aorta causes blood to flow between the layers of the wall of the aorta and force the layers apart. Aortic dissection is a medical emergency and can quickly lead to death, even with optimal treatment. If the dissection tears the aorta completely open (through all three layers), massive and rapid blood loss occurs. Aortic dissections resulting in rupture have an 80% mortality rate, and 50% of patients die before they even reach the hospital. If the dissection reaches 6 cm, the patient must be taken for emergency ... ... So ladies and gentlemen PLEASE GOT HEART HEALTHY EAT RIGHT AND SEE YOUR DOCTOR. AND DON"T SMOKE ... ... http://bln.gs/b/1zpfeo ,<>,<>,<>,Created 2011 Feb 8

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