Alcoholic Cardiomyopathy : Treatments

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You may be placed on a low-salt diet, and the amount of liquids you drink may be restricted. Heart failure may be treated with diuretics (furosemide and spironolactone) to remove excessive fluid from your body, and with ACE inhibitors and beta blo...
Source:ADAM
Date:November 6, 2006
Heart transplantation is a surgical procedure to remove a damaged or diseased heart and replace it with a healthy donor heart.
Source:ADAM
Date:July 25, 2007
Heart transplantation, also called cardiac transplantation, is the replacement of a patient ' s diseased or injured heart with a healthy donor heart. Purpose Heart transplantation is performed on patients with end-stage heart failure or some other life-threatening heart disease.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Surgery
Heart transplantation, also called cardiac transplantation, is the replacement of a patient ' s diseased or injured heart with a healthy donor heart. Purpose Heart transplantation is performed on patients with end-stage heart failure or some other life-threatening heart disease.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
What to expect after ICD implantation The recovery time after the ICD implantation is quite short...It converts the abnormal rhythm back to normal by delivering an electrical shock to the heart...You will be discharged from the hospital with a wallet card listing the specifications of your ICD and providing contact information for emergencies...
Source:ADAM
Date:July 12, 2006
An ICD is a device that is placed permanently inside your body. An ICD monitors your heart rhythm (the speed and pattern of your heartbeat). If this rhythm becomes too fasst or too slow, the ICD sends out electrical signals that help bring the rhythm back to normal.
Source:StayWell
Date:August 14, 2003
A pacemaker is a surgically implanted electronic device that regulates a cardiac arrhythmia. Pacemakers are most frequently prescribed when the heartbeat decreases under 60 beats per minute at rest (severe symptomatic bradycardia).
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Surgery
A pacemaker is a small electronic device that helps your heart’s electrical system beat at the right pace. Inserting the pacemaker into your body is called implantation. You stay awake during the procedure.
Source:StayWell
Date:August 14, 2003
A pacemaker is a surgically-implanted electronic device that regulates a slow or erratic heartbeat. Purpose Pacemakers are implanted to regulate irregular contractions of the heart (arrhythmia).
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
A pacemaker is an implantable electronic device that delivers electrical stimulation to the heart to help regulate its beat. Purpose Pacemakers are used to correct abnormal rhythms of the heart, most notably, brachycardia, an abnormally slow heartbeat.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Nursing and Allied Health
Most people with heart problems, including high blood pressure, need to eat less salt, or sodium. Here are ideas on how to do that.
Source:StayWell
Date:August 14, 2003
Here are some ideas for low-salt foods you can easily prepare yourself.
Source:StayWell
Date:August 14, 2003
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