Immune Therapy For Heart Failure Patients
January 20, 2008 by Kendra James, RN
Filed under Diseases & Conditions
Now I have to be honest, I have not heard a heck of a lot about this but I did find it interesting. Heart failure and your immune system…
In some cases of heart failure, it is thought to be linked to ones own immune system in that it causes damaging inflammation to its own tissue. This then weakens the heart even further and inhibits its contractility and efficiency.
The Methodist Hospital in Houston, Texas has completed a study on over 1000 participants. They have attempted to reduce inflammation by “damping down” ones immune system.
The method involved taking blood from the …read more
Restless Leg Syndrome Increases Risk Of Heart Disease By Two Fold
January 1, 2008 by Kendra James, RN
Filed under Diseases & Conditions
Restless leg syndrome increases ones risk for heart disease and stoke by two fold. The more severe your symptoms, the more frequent your symptoms, the greater the risk. This was the largest study of its kind and enrolled over 3500 participants.
The study found people with RLS were more than twice as likely to have cardiovascular disease or cerebrovascular disease. The results remained the same after adjusting for age, sex, race, body mass index, diabetes, high blood pressure, high blood pressure medication, HDL/LDL cholesterol levels, and smoking.
The more movement one has at night, hence your legs twitching and contracting, the …read more




