Despite of the fact that cholesterol is necessary for human beings, elevated levels of it in blood have been connected to damage cardiovascular system. Many believe that there are much more important factors to worry about than high cholesterol in blood, then there is also the concern that various cholesterol medications can cause health problems. With that said statistics show that the use of statins within the last 20 years has decreased the rate of death from heart attacks, however,…

Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy is a hereditary disorder or condition that is often passed down from parent to child with a 50% chance of a child inheriting it. Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy is a disease of the heart muscle. This kind of cardiomyopathy disease results when a portion of the heart muscle is thickened or replicated to cause the cells to increase which is what results in the thickening of the muscle.  HCM is sometimes referred to as HCM and is classified under the ICD-10I42.1–I42.2…

Cardiogenic shock occurs when the heart muscles are weakened instantly and the heart is unable to pump blood into the various parts of the body. It is classified as ICD-10R57.0 and ICD-9785.51 under ICD medical codes. In most cases, cardiogenic shock is the result of inadequate blood and oxygen reaching the vital organs of the body such as the brain and the kidney.  This shock can lead to a drop in blood pressure as well as the potential of death.

Cardiogenic shock is a type of…