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En la mayoría de los pacientes, los proveedores de atención médica diagnostican la presión arterial alta cuando las lecturas de la presión arterial se mantienen de manera consistente en 140/90 mmHg o más.

El tratamiento temprano para un ataque cardíaco puede prevenir o limitar el daño al músculo del corazón. Actúe rápidamente llamando al 9-1-1 tan pronto ocurran los primeros síntomas de un ataque cardíaco. Los tratamientos que se inician de inmediato incluyen aspirina, nitroglicerina, oxígeno y tratamiento para el dolor de pecho. Su médico puede comenzar tratamientos para restablecer el flujo de sangre a través de los vasos sanguíneos que abastecen al corazón, como por ejemplo, los trombolíticos y la intervención coronaria percutánea. Otros tratamientos incluyen medicamentos, intervenciones médicas, cambios en el estilo de vida saludables para el corazón y rehabilitación cardíaca.

Los tratamientos para la enfermedad coronaria incluyen cambios para lograr un estilo de vida saludable para el corazón, medicamentos, intervenciones médicas o cirugía y rehabilitación cardíaca.

Although no medicines can cure heart valve disease, lifestyle changes, and medicines often can treat symptoms successfully and delay problems for many years. Surgery may be required to repair or replace a faulty heart valve.

Most people who have mitral valve prolapse don’t need treatment. However, some people who have troublesome mitral valve backflow may be treated with medicines such as blood thinners, digoxin, diuretics, heart rhythm regulators, and vasodilators. People with an abnormal valve and significant backflow may need surgery, such as a valve repair and valve replacement or a transcatheter valve therapy procedure.

Heart-healthy eating involves choosing certain foods, such as fruits and vegetables, while limiting others, such as saturated and trans fats and added sugars. Your doctor may recommend the heart-healthy Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) eating plan because it has been proven to lower high blood pressure and “bad” LDL cholesterol in the blood. Visit our Delicious Heart-Healthy Eating page for recipes, cooking tips, and more.

The main risk factor for COPD is smoking. Other risk factors for COPD include long-term exposure to other lung irritants, or other medical conditions such as alpha-1 antitrypsin (AAT) deficiency.

COPD has no cure yet. However, lifestyle changes and treatments can help you feel better, stay more active, and slow the progress of the disease.

There are no specific symptoms of overweight and obesity. The signs of overweight and obesity include a high body mass index (BMI) and an unhealthy body fat distribution that can be estimated by measuring your waist circumference.

A lung VQ scan is an imaging test that uses a ventilation (V) scan to measure air flow in your lungs and a perfusion (Q) scan to see where blood flows in your lungs. It uses special x ray scanners outside of your body to create pictures of air and blood flow patterns in your lungs.