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Mitral Valve Prolapse and Receiving Social Security Disability

Friday, February 26th, 2010

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Your heart is the center of your cardiovascular system. Your heart pumps blood through your body’s blood vessels to all of your cells. Your blood carries oxygen that your cells need. Heart disease refers to a group of diseases that occur when your heart and blood vessels are not working like they should.

Your mitral valve is also called the bicuspid valve or left atrioventricular valve. It is a dual-flap valve that separates the lower (ventricle) and upper (atrium) chambers of the left side of your heart. Your mitral valve has the function of controlling blood flow from your left atrium into your left ventricle.

Mitral valve prolapse happens when your mitral valve fails to close the way it should. This sometimes results in blood leaking back into your left atrium. This is a condition that is referred to as mitral valve regurgitation.

Mitral valve prolapse is referred to by other names. It is also called floppy valve syndrome, ballooning mitral valve syndrome, click-murmur syndrome and Barlow’s syndrome.

Mitral valve prolapse is the most common heart valve abnormality. As much as 10% of the general population may have some form of this condition.

Most of the time mitral valve prolapse does not cause any problems and does not require treatment. However, when mitral valve prolapse does cause signs and symptoms, it is called mitral valve prolapse syndrome, and it can have serious, life-threatening complications.

As mentioned earlier, many people never have any signs or symptoms with mitral valve prolapse. If you do have signs and symptoms, they can vary greatly from person to person. Some of the signs and symptoms that you may experience are:

Fatigue
Shortness of breath or having trouble breathing that often occurs when you are doing physical activity or lying down flat
Chest pain that is not caused by coronary artery disease or a heart attack
An irregular or racing heartbeat (arrhythmia)
Lightheadedness or dizziness
Cough
Anxiety, depression and panic attacks
Migraine headaches.

You or a loved one may have mitral valve prolapse. This condition and/or complications resulting from or other conditions along with it may be why you or your loved one cannot work. It may be the cause of you or your loved one’s disability.

Have you or your loved one applied for the financial assistance that you need from the Social Security Administration by applying for Social Security disability benefits or disability benefits because of the disability caused by mitral valve prolapse and/or complications resulting from or other conditions along with it? Were you denied by the Social Security Administration?

If you or your loved one appeals the denial by the Social Security Administration, remember this important fact. People who have a disability lawyer like the one you will find at socialsecurityhome.com are approved more often than those who are not represented by a disability attorney.

Tags: Conditions and Diseases, Health, heart disease, Heart valve, Left atrium, Mitral valve, Regurgitation, social security administration
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Atrial Fibrillation and Receiving Social Security Disability

Monday, February 15th, 2010

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Your heart is the center of your cardiovascular system. Your heart pumps blood to all of your cells through your body’s blood vessels. Your blood carries oxygen that your cells need.

Atrial fibrillation is the most common kind of abnormal heart rhythm (cardiac arrhythmia). Cardiac arrhythmia refers to a group of conditions where your heart is beating in an irregular way.

Atrial fibrillation is when your heart’s atria, the two small upper chambers, quiver instead of beating effectively. The result is that your blood is not completely pumped out of these two chambers. This can cause your blood to pool and clot. A stroke can happen if a piece of a blood clot leaves your heart and lodges in an artery in your brain.

About 2.2 million people or around 1% of the population in the United States have atrial fibrillation. About 15% of strokes happen in people with atrial fibrillation.

Your risk of having atrial fibrillation increases with age. Anywhere from 3 to 5% of people over age 65 have this condition.

There are risk factors that may increase your likelihood of having atrial fibrillation. These include drinking alcohol, heart disease, advancing age, family history, high blood pressure and other chronic conditions.

The signs and symptoms of atrial fibrillation vary from one person to another. Some people do not have any signs or symptoms. If you do have signs and symptoms, you may experience:

An irregular fluttering sensation in your chest
You may faint or become light-headed
Palpitations (A sensation of an irregular or rapid heartbeat)
Chest pain
Shortness of breath during any type of exertion
Weakness
Lack of energy
Anxiety
Confusion
Low blood pressure.

Atrial fibrillation can be chronic or occasional. Chronic atrial fibrillation is an ongoing problem that lasts until it is treated. Occasional atrial fibrillation comes and goes. It may last from minutes to hours and stop on its own.

You or a loved one may have been diagnosed with atrial fibrillation. This condition and/or complications resulting from or other conditions along with it may be why you or your loved one is disabled. It may be why you need financial assistance.

Do you or your loved one intend to apply for the financial help that you need from the Social Security Administration by applying for Social Security disability benefits or disability benefits because of the disability caused by atrial fibrillation and/or complications resulting from or other conditions along with this disorder? Have you or your loved one already done this and been denied by the Social Security Administration?

If you or your loved one is thinking about appealing the denial by the Social Security Administration, think carefully about this. People who have a disability attorney like the one you will find at socialsecurityhome.com are approved more often than those who are not represented by a disability lawyer.

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Aortic Valve Regurgitation and Receiving Social Security Disability

Friday, February 12th, 2010

The principle artery that leaves your heart is the aorta. Blood leaves your heart by going from you left ventricle (lower chamber) through your aortic valve into your aorta. Aortic valve regurgitation is a disease in which your aortic valve does not close as tightly as it should. This results in some of the blood leaking back into your heart’s left ventricle that was just pumped out of it.

Because of aortic valve regurgitation, your heart may not be able to efficiently pump out blood to the rest of your body. This can result in you feeling breathless and tired.

Aortic valve regurgitation is also known by other names. It is also referred to as aortic regurgitation and aortic insufficiency or aortic incompetence.

Aortic valve regurgitation can come on suddenly. If it does, it requires immediate medical attention. When it does, it is referred to as acute aortic valve regurgitation.

There are several things that may cause chronic aortic valve regurgitation. These include:

Rheumatic fever
Infective endocarditis (infection in your heart)
Congenital heart defects
Advancing Age
Dilation of your aortic root (enlarged aorta)
Treatment for cancer using radiation
Use of the diet medicine fen-phen.

Other things can cause acute aortic valve regurgitation. These include:

Difficulties associated with aortic valve replacement
Dissection of the aorta
Trauma to your chest
An infection of the heart called endocarditis.

Most of the time, however, this disease develops gradually causing no signs or symptoms. You may not even realize that you have this condition. Signs and symptoms will usually begin as the disease progresses. Some of the signs and symptoms that you may have are:

Irregular or rapid pulse rate
Chest discomfort, tightness or pain (angina) that usually increases during exercise
Fainting
Fatigue and weakness that worsens when your activity level increases or you exercise
Swollen feet and ankles
Shortness of breath when you lie flat or exert yourself
Problems with breathing at night
Palpitations (feelings of a rapid, fluttering heartbeat)
Lightheadedness and dizziness
Pulsations in your neck.

You or a loved one may be suffering from aortic valve regurgitation. This disease and/or complications arising from or along with it may be why you are disabled and not able to work. It may be why you or your loved one needs financial help.

Have you or your loved one applied for Social Security disability benefits or disability benefits from the Social Security Administration because of the disability caused by aortic valve regurgitation and/or complications resulting from or along with it? Were you or your loved one denied?

If you decide to appeal the denial by the Social Security Administration, think about this. People who are represented by a disability attorney like the one at socialsecurityhome.com are approved more often than people who are without representation.

Please do not wait. Contact the disability attorney at socialsecurityhome.com, today.

Tags: Aorta, Aortic valve, Congenital heart defect, Health, Heart, heart disease, Left ventricle, social security administration
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Angina and Receiving Social Security Disability Benefits

Thursday, January 14th, 2010

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Angina relates to a painful tightness or constriction somewhere in your body. Even though angina is usually spoken of in connection with the heart, it can refer to other parts of your body, also.

In fact, there are several types of angina. Some of these are:

Ludwig’s angina – This is a serious, potentially life-threatening infection of the tissues of the floor of your mouth.
Prinzmetal’s angina – It is a syndrome that generally consists of cardiac chest pain while a person is at rest. This takes place in cycles.
Vincent’s angina – This is also referred to as trench mouth. It is an infection of your gums that leads to bleeding, deep ulceration, inflammation and necrotic gum tissue.
Angina tonsillaris – This disorder is an inflammation of your tonsils.
Abdominal angina – It involves postprandial abdominal pain that occurs in you when you have insufficient blood flow to meet your visceral demands.
Angina pectoris – This is the medical term for chest pain or discomfort due to coronary heart disease.

Even though angina is not a disease, but rather a sign or symptom of a condition, angina may have several affects on you. Some of these are:

Tightening
Heaviness
Pressure
Squeezing or aching across your chest, especially behind your breastbone
Pain that radiates to your back, arms, neck, jaw or even your teeth
Heartburn
Indigestion
Nausea
Weakness
Sweating
Shortness of breath
Cramping.

These effects produced by angina may reach a point where you are disabled and unable to work. If this is where you or a loved one is at, again, it is important to remember that angina is not the cause of your disability.

Whatever the underlying condition is that is causing your angina is the real cause of your disability. Angina is probably the main sign or symptom that you or your loved one is experiencing.

If this is true, you or your loved one may need help. You may need financial assistance.

Have you or your loved one thought about applying for Social Security disability benefits or disability benefits from the Social Security Administration because of the disability that is characterized primarily by angina. Have you already done this and been denied by the Social Security Administration?

You may be wondering what to do next? Do you have any recourse? What options are open to you?

One step that you or your loved one can take is to appeal the denial by the Social Security Administration. If you decide to do this, here is something to think about.

You or your loved one is going to need a disability lawyer like the one at socialsecurityhome.com to represent you in this process. This is true because people who have a disability attorney are approved more often than those people without a lawyer.

Do not wait. Contact the qualified disability attorney at socialsecurityhome.com, today.

Tags: Angina pectoris, Chest pain, Coronary disease, Disease, Heart, heart disease, Pain, social security administration
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Aortic Valve Stenosis and Receiving Social Security Disability

Tuesday, December 22nd, 2009

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The aorta is the principle artery that leaves your heart. As blood leaves your heart, it goes from you left ventricle (lower chamber) through your aortic valve into your aorta. When you have aortic valve stenosis, or aortic stenosis as it is also called, your aortic valve narrows and does not open completely like it should. This inhibits blood flow from your heart into your aorta and the rest of your body.

When aortic valve stenosis develops, your heart has to work harder to get blood to the rest of your body. In time, this makes your heart weaker. It restricts the amount of blood that your heart can pump. This causes problems like dizziness and fatigue.

Fortunately, aortic valve stenosis is a rare occurrence. Men get this disease four times more often than women. Aortic valve stenosis makes up about 7% of all congenital heart disease.

There are three main causes of aortic valve stenosis. This disease can result from a complication of rheumatic fever. Rheumatic fever may cause scar tissue to form on your aortic valve, which can cause it to narrow. The second cause is congenital heart defect. Some babies are born with an aortic valve that is already narrowed, although this is rare. The third principle cause of aortic valve stenosis is calcium buildup on your aortic valve. Deposits of calcium may build up on your aortic valve with advancing age. For many people, these deposits of calcium do not cause any problems. For others, a stiffening of the leaflets of the aortic valve occurs that narrows it.

Aortic valve stenosis can range anywhere from mild to severe. If you have mild aortic valve stenosis, you may not have any signs or symptoms. If the disease is severe, you may experience:

Fatigue that occurs more frequently during times of exercise or activity
Heart palpitations (feelings of a fluttering, rapid heartbeat)
Chest tightness or pain (angina)
Heart murmur
Shortness of breath that occurs more frequently with exercise or exertion
Weakness, dizziness or fainting with activity or exercise.

You or a loved one may have aortic valve stenosis. This disease and/or complications arising from or along with it may be why you are disabled. It may be the reason why you are unable to work.

You may need help if this is true. You may need financial assistance.

Do you or your loved one plan on applying for Social Security disability benefits or disability benefits from the Social Security Administration because of the disability caused by aortic valve stenosis and/or complications resulting from or along with it? Were you or your loved one denied?

If you are going to appeal the denial by the Social Security Administration, always remember this. People who are represented by a disability lawyer like the one at socialsecurityhome.com are approved more often than those who are without representation.

Please do not hesitate. Contact the disability attorney at socialsecurityhome.com, today.

Tags: Aortic valve, Cardiovascular Disorders, Conditions and Diseases, Congenital heart defect, Health, Heart, heart disease, Left ventricle, social security administration
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Receiving Social Security Disability Benefits When Suffering With Asbestosis

Wednesday, November 25th, 2009

Asbestos is a natural mineral product. The fact that it shows great resistance to corrosion and heat has made it extremely valuable in manufacturing. In the past, it was widely used in products like cement, fire-retardant materials, insulation and some vinyl floor tiles.

In the middle of the 70s, the United States government began to regulate the use of asbestos and asbestos products. The handling of asbestos is strictly regulated, today.

Before this government regulation many people who, in their work, had long-term, heavy exposure to asbestos developed a breathing disorder called asbestosis. It is regarded as an occupational lung disease. This condition affects the parenchymal tissue of your lungs. Asbestosis is characterized by scarring of your lung tissue and shortness of breath.

Asbestosis is also called other things. It is also referred to as pulmonary fibrosis – from asbestos exposure and interstitial pneumonitis – from asbestos exposure.

The effects of asbestosis do not usually show up until 5-10 years after the exposure to asbestos. However, there have been documented cases within 1-3 months of exposure to asbestos.

The signs and symptoms that you may experience can range anywhere from mild to severe. Some of these are:

Tightness in your chest
Chest pain
Coughing
Shortness of breath with exertion, but later even while resting
Decrease in tolerance for doing physical activity
Nail abnormalities
Clubbing of your fingers.

Most of the effects caused by asbestosis are like those of other breathing disorders, such as asthma. However, the way they develop is much different. The indications of asbestosis come over a period of months and years.

There can be serious complications with asbestosis. Some of the things this disease can result in are:

Heart problems
Lung cancer
Other cancers
Other lung damage
High blood pressure in your lungs.

Asbestosis and/or complications resulting from this disorder may be the reason why you or a loved one is unable to work. It may be the cause of your disability.

You or your loved one may need assistance. You may need financial help.

Have you or your loved one applied for Social Security disability benefits from the Social Security Administration because of the disability caused by asbestosis and/or complications resulting from it? Were you or your loved one denied?

You or your loved one may be thinking about appealing the denial by the Social Security Administration. If you do, you need to be aware of this.

You or your loved one will need a disability lawyer like the one at socialsecurityhome.com to help you in this process. The reason for this is because people who are represented by a disability attorney are approved more often than those people who do not have a lawyer.

Do not put this off. This is something that could affect you or your loved one for the rest of your life. Contact the disability attorney at socialsecurityhome.com, today.

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Angina Pectoris and Receiving Social Security Disability

Friday, November 6th, 2009

When you say the word, “angina” most people immediately think of pain in the chest. They think of pain related to the heart. Angina, however, can refer to other parts of your body.

There are also other types of angina that are not directly related to your heart. However, when you say the word most people think of chest pain and the heart.

The angina related to your heart is angina pectoris, or most commonly referred to just as angina. Angina is a Latin word that refers to a painful constriction or tightness somewhere in your body. Angina pectoris is pain in your chest that results from ischemia (a lack of blood and hence oxygen supply) of your heart muscle due to spasm or obstruction of your coronary arteries (the heart’s blood vessels).

People commonly equate the severity of angina pectoris with the risk of a fatal heart attack. There is a weak relationship between severity of pain and the degree of oxygen deprivation in your heart muscle. In other words, you can have severe angina pectoris with little or no risk of a heart attack. On the other hand, you can have little or no angina pectoris and have a heart attack.

Angina pectoris is classified in two ways. It is classified as stable or unstable angina.

Unstable angina pectoris is usually grouped with similar medical conditions like acute coronary syndrome pain. Some of the ways that unstable angina pectoris can affect you are:

Pain that gets worse and worse, which is called, “crescendo” angina
Sudden-onset angina while resting
Pain that lasts for more than 15 minutes are symptoms of unstable angina.

These symptoms require immediate medical attention, and are usually treated like a presumed heart attack.

Stable angina pectoris refers to the more common understanding of angina related to a lack of blood supply and oxygen of your heart muscle. Some of its effects are:

Chest discomfort
Tightness
Heaviness
Pressure
Burning, squeezing
Choking Sensation
Pain in jaw, back, shoulders, arms or neck.

These effects are usually brought on by some activity (running, walking, etc) with minimal or non-existent symptoms at rest. These indications usually go away several minutes following stopping the precipitating activities and begin again when activity resumes.

You may be unable to work because of angina pectoris. It is important to remember that whatever underlying condition is causing your angina pectoris is the real cause of your disability. Angina pectoris is the main symptom that you are experiencing.

You may need help. You may need financial help.

Have you applied for Social Security disability benefits from the Social Security Administration and been denied? If you plan on appealing the denial, remember this. People who are represented by a caring disability attorney are approved more often than those people without a lawyer.

Socialsecurityhome.com is where you will find a skilled disability attorney. Contact the smart disability lawyer at socialsecurityhome.com, today.

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Angina and Receiving Social Security Disability Benefits

Wednesday, November 4th, 2009

Angina relates to a painful tightness or constriction somewhere in your body. Even though angina is usually spoken of in connection with the heart, it can refer to other parts of your body, also.

In fact, there are several types of angina. Some of these are:

Ludwig’s angina – This is a serious, potentially life-threatening infection of the tissues of the floor of your mouth.
Prinzmetal’s angina – It is a syndrome that generally consists of cardiac chest pain while a person is at rest. This takes place in cycles.
Vincent’s angina – This is also referred to as trench mouth. It is an infection of your gums that leads to bleeding, deep ulceration, inflammation and necrotic gum tissue.
Angina tonsillaris – This disorder is an inflammation of your tonsils.
Abdominal angina – It involves postprandial abdominal pain that occurs in you when you have insufficient blood flow to meet your visceral demands.
Angina pectoris – This is the medical term for chest pain or discomfort due to coronary heart disease.

Even though angina is not a disease, but rather a sign or symptom of a condition, angina may have several affects on you. Some of these are:

Tightening
Heaviness
Pressure
Squeezing or aching across your chest, especially behind your breastbone
Pain that radiates to your back, arms, neck, jaw or even your teeth
Heartburn
Indigestion
Nausea
Weakness
Sweating
Shortness of breath
Cramping.

Whatever the underlying condition is that is causing your angina is the real cause of your disability. Angina is probably the main sign or symptom that you or your loved one is experiencing.

If this is true, you or your loved one may need help. You may need financial assistance.

You may be wondering what to do next? Do you have any recourse? What options are open to you?

One step that you or your loved one can take is to appeal the denial by the Social Security Administration. If you decide to do this, here is something to think about.

Do not wait. Contact the disability attorney at socialsecurityhome.com, today.

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Tachycardia and Receiving Social Security Disability Benefits

Friday, September 11th, 2009

Have you or your loved one applied for Social Security disability benefits or disability benefits from the Social Security Administration because of the disability caused by tachycardia? Were you or your loved one denied?

Tachycardia is a medical term that refers to a kind or type of cardiac arrhythmia. Cardiac arrhythmias are conditions where your heart rate is either too slow or too fast. Bradycardia refers to a heart rate that is too slow. Tachycardia refers to a heart rate that is too fast.

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Usually, in an adult, tachycardia refers to a heart rate greater than 100 beats a minute. However, tachycardia can be a normal physiological reaction to stress. Tachycardia can cause problems requiring medical treatment, and in some cases it can be life threatening.

There are three ways in which tachycardia can hurt you. First, tachycardia can change the balance of oxygen and carbon dioxide in the hemoglobin in your blood. Second, tachycardia can cause your heart to pump blood less efficiently. Third, tachycardia can cause you to feel out of breath or cause angina.

Your likelihood of getting tachycardia increases as you age. Most people with tachycardia have other heart problems that contribute to the development of this condition. Some of these are:

Pericarditis
Dysfunction of your heart’s natural pacemaker (sinus node)
Abnormalities of your heart valves
Long-term high blood pressure
Abnormalities of your heart’s pumping function.

Other people may develop tachycardia that have no underlying heart problems. In this case, possible causes for tachycardia are:

Abnormalities within individual heart cells
An overactive thyroid or other metabolic imbalance
Abnormal electrical properties of groups of heart cells
Exposure to heart stimulants like alcohol, tobacco or caffeine
Emphysema or other lung diseases.

You may not be affected by tachycardia. If you do have effects they may include:

Shortness of breath
Clamminess
Dizziness
Light-headedness
Chest pain
Palpitations
A fast pulse.

As mentioned above, you may not be affected by tachycardia. However, the effects caused by tachycardia can be severe and debilitating.

Tachycardia may be the reason that you or a loved one is unable to work. This condition may be the cause of you or your loved one’s disability.

If this is the case, do you or your loved one need help? Do you need financial help?

You or your loved one may be thinking about appealing the denial by the Social Security Administration. If you decide to do this, here is something that you need to think about.

You or your loved one will need a reputable disability lawyer like the one you will find at socialsecurityhome.com to represent you in the appeals process. This is true because people who are represented by a reliable disability attorney are approved more often than those people who are not represented by a lawyer.

Do not put this off. Contact the proven disability attorney at socialsecurityhome.com, today.

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