Treatment Options for Congestive Heart Failure
One of the leading causes of death n the world is heart disease. Congestive
heart failure patients have about a five-year life span after the onset of heart
failure although researchers are working on finding a cure and better treatments.
They are focusing on disease treatment as well as repair of cells in the heart
that have been damaged.
New medications are also being tested such as the calcium inhibitors and vasodilators
that wouldn’t cause cardiac arrhythmia incidents like some on the current market.
Natural remedies such as meditation and relaxation are used to reduce stress
on the heart. It has been shown that stress impacts the body negatively by increasing
the blood pressure that forces the heart to work harder. Theoretically, maintaining
low stress levels or treating stress will reduce the amount of pressure placed
on the heart, thereby making the hear muscle less likely to weaken.
Holistic medicine and practices have advanced clinical technology to levels
unheard of thirty years ago. Scientists keep identifying genes that are present
in individuals who have congestive heart failure. It is hoped that one day,
these genes can be altered to reverse heart disease. New medicines continue
to hit the market and current medicines continue to be improved.
Stem cell use is also being explored in assisting the body by generating new
cells from the patient’s stem cells to repair heart tissue damaged by heart
disease and stress. Although much of this science is still in the learning stages,
it holds a lot of promise in the future for heart disease and many other conditions
and diseases. The prospect of using embryonic stem cells is controversial yet
adult stem cells cannot produce enough new cells to adequately benefit the anticipated
needs of the heart failure patients. The ultimate goal of scientists is to find
a cure.
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