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Recommendations for Physical Activity

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has released physical activity guidelines that recommend the types and amounts of physical activity that children and youth age 6 or older, adults, people over the age of 65, women who are pregnant or just had a baby, and other groups can do.

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Getting Started and Staying Active

To get started and stay active make physical activity part of your daily routine, personalize the benefits, be active with friends and family, make everyday activities more active, reward yourself with time for physical activity, keep track of your progress, be active and safe, and talk with your doctor.

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Recomendaciones respecto a la actividad física

El Departamento de Salud y Servicios Humanos de los Estados Unidos (HHS) ha publicado pautas para la actividad física que recomiendan el tipo y la cantidad de actividad física que pueden realizar los niños y jóvenes de 6 años en adelante, los adultos, las personas de 65 años o más, las mujeres embarazadas o que han tenido un bebé recientemente y otros grupos de personas.

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¿Cómo se trata un ataque cardíaco?

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.

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¿Cómo se trata la enfermedad coronaria?

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.

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How Is Heart Valve Disease Treated?

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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.

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How Is Mitral Valve Prolapse Treated?

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.

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Strategies To Quit Smoking

Strategies to help you quit include getting ready to quit, using support, asking for medicine and using it correctly, learning new skills and behaviors, and preparing for withdrawal and relapse.

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How Is Sudden Cardiac Arrest Diagnosed?

Sudden cardiac arrest happens without warning and requires emergency treatment. Doctors rarely diagnose sudden cardiac arrest with medical tests as it's happening. Instead, sudden cardiac arrest often is diagnosed after it happens with tests such as an electrocardiogram (EKG), echocardiography, MUGA test, cardiac MRI, cardiac catheterization, electrophysiology study, and blood tests.

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¿Cuáles son las causas de la aterosclerosis?

Aunque no se conoce la causa exacta de la aterosclerosis, los estudios muestran que la aterosclerosis es una enfermedad lenta y compleja que puede comenzar en la infancia. La enfermedad avanza más rápidamente a medida que la persona envejece.

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