严重的心力衰竭使人感觉像溺水

时间：2012-09-25 08:27:41

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Severe heart failure can cause the lungs to fill with fluid, leaving people feeling like they are drowning, says a new campaign by the British Heart Foundation.

英国心脏基金会的一项新活动显示 ，严重的心力衰竭会导致肺部充满液体，使人感觉像是溺水。
 
But a BHF survey suggests that 80% of adults are unaware1 of its impact on everyday life.
 
There is no cure for heart failure, which can lead to extreme exhaustion2（枯竭） and breathlessness.
 
Experts say stem cell research could be the key to repairing damaged hearts.
 
More than 750,000 people in the UK currently live with heart failure, which means that the heart is not pumping blood around the body as well as it used to. It is commonly caused by a heart attack.
 
While patients with mild heart failure can live a relatively3 normal life with the help of drugs, those with severe heart failure can suffer prolonged pain and distress4 because everyday tasks such as having a shower or doing the shopping require enormous amounts of energy and leave them exhausted5.
 
No repair
 
Past UK research suggests that around 28% of all heart failure patients face a daily struggle as a result of permanent damage to the heart muscle.
 
However, the survey of 2,170 adults by the British Heart Foundation suggests that more than three-quarters of respondents are unaware of the effects of severe heart failure on people's lives.
 
More than a third of those surveyed thought that heart failure meant that the heart stopped working altogether and 33% wrongly believed the heart could repair itself.
 
Dr Mike Knapton, associate medical director at the BHF, say more and more people are surviving heart attacks due to advances in medicine but this creates its own problem.
 
"People with acute, severe heart failure have a worse prognosis than most cancers. Heart failure has a very significant effect on morbidity6. It can be disabling, it can leave people breathless and they can end up chair-bound and bed-bound."
 
The priority now, he says, is to find out how to repair damage to the heart with the help of the BHF's Mending Broken Hearts Appeal.
 
"The human heart cell is not able to regenerate7, unlike the liver, and we want to understand why in order to improve new treatments for the future. 
 
"We aim to raise money to carry out basic research into regenerative medicine. Stem cells could help by offering therapeutic8 interventions9."
 
He added that it was possible that a cure for heart failure could be achieved within 10 to 15 years.

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1 unaware Pl6w0     
a.不知道的，未意识到的
参考例句：
  • They were unaware that war was near. 他们不知道战争即将爆发。
  • I was unaware of the man's presence. 我没有察觉到那人在场。
2 exhaustion OPezL     
n.耗尽枯竭，疲惫，筋疲力尽，竭尽，详尽无遗的论述
参考例句：
  • She slept the sleep of exhaustion.她因疲劳而酣睡。
  • His exhaustion was obvious when he fell asleep standing.他站着睡着了，显然是太累了。
3 relatively bkqzS3     
adv.比较...地，相对地
参考例句：
  • The rabbit is a relatively recent introduction in Australia.兔子是相对较新引入澳大利亚的物种。
  • The operation was relatively painless.手术相对来说不痛。
4 distress 3llzX     
n.苦恼，痛苦，不舒适；不幸；vt.使悲痛
参考例句：
  • Nothing could alleviate his distress.什么都不能减轻他的痛苦。
  • Please don't distress yourself.请你不要忧愁了。
5 exhausted 7taz4r     
adj.极其疲惫的，精疲力尽的
参考例句：
  • It was a long haul home and we arrived exhausted.搬运回家的这段路程特别长，到家时我们已筋疲力尽。
  • Jenny was exhausted by the hustle of city life.珍妮被城市生活的忙乱弄得筋疲力尽。
6 morbidity OEBxK     
n.病态；不健全；发病；发病率
参考例句：
  • MC's also significantly reduce the morbidity and mortality induced by honeybee venom. 肥大细胞同样也能显著降低蜜蜂毒液诱发疾病的发病率和死亡率。 来自互联网
  • The result shows that incidence of myopia morbidity is 44.84%. 结果表明：近视眼的发病率为44.84%。 来自互联网
7 regenerate EU2xV     
vt.使恢复，使新生；vi.恢复，再生；adj.恢复的
参考例句：
  • Their aim is to regenerate British industry.他们的目的是复兴英国的工业。
  • Although it is not easy,you have the power to regenerate your life.尽管这不容易，但你有使生活重获新生的能力。
8 therapeutic sI8zL     
adj.治疗的，起治疗作用的；对身心健康有益的
参考例句：
  • Therapeutic measures were selected to fit the patient.选择治疗措施以适应病人的需要。
  • When I was sad,music had a therapeutic effect.我悲伤的时候，音乐有治疗效力。
9 interventions b4e9b73905db5b0213891229ce84fdd3     
n.介入，干涉，干预( intervention的名词复数 )
参考例句：
  • Economic analysis of government interventions deserves detailed discussion. 政府对经济的干预应该给予充分的论述。 来自辞典例句
  • The judge's frequent interventions made a mockery of justice. 法官的屡屡干预是对正义的践踏。 来自互联网

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