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Heart diseases are different diseases affecting the heart
Heart is a muscle made up of four chambers
Some factors causing heart diseases are:
Gender Age Obesity High Cholesterol High Blood Pressure Diabeties
The most common type of heart disease is coronary artery disease
Various forms of heart disease include: Cardiovascular diseases Atherosclerosis Coronary heart diseases Angina pectoris Ischemia
Eat a heart-healthy diet Improve cholesterol levels Exercise Control diabetes Control high blood pressure Control weight Manage stress Quit smoking
Cardiovascular disease is the class of diseases that involve the heart or blood vessels
Vascular injury accumulates from adolescence
Have similar causes, mechanisms, and treatments as atherosclerosis
Cardiovascular disease is treatable and reversible
Excessive alcohol intake is associated with elevated risk of heart failure
several key dietary factors includes:
Lowering of cholesterol Lowering of consumption of sugary
and processed foods. Increased consumption of fruits and
vegetables. Lowering of fibrinogen and growth
factors
Condition in which artery wall thickens
Referred to as hardening of arteries
Accumulation of fatty materials as cholesterol
Develops from low density lipoproteins
Diseases of the arteries that supply the heart muscle with blood
The most common form of heart disease
Impairment of blood flow Starts in early childhood Inner layer get clogged with clumps of
fats, cholesterol and other materials Chest pain occurs The first symptom is a heart attack
SYMPTOMS: Chest pain or shortness of breath
The blood flow to the heart is reduced
Without treatment, the symptoms may Congenital heart disease
Severe chest pain[1] due to ischemia
Coronary artery disease,is the main cause of angina
Most patients with angina complain of chest discomfort
Typically precipitated by exertion or emotional stress
Pain may be accompanied by breathlessness, sweating and nausea
The word meaning of angina pectoris is "a strangling feeling in the chest".
risk factors for angina include cigarette smoking, diabetes, high cholesterol, high blood pressure, sedentary lifestyle and family history
Is a restriction in blood supply
Relative shortage of the blood supply to an organ
Blockage of the blood vessels
Ischemia in brain tissue, causes a process called the ischemic cascade
Risk increases with age, smoking, hypercholesterolaemia (high cholesterol levels), diabetes, hypertension
Symptoms include angina
More common in men
Heart is so sacred for each human being.We are the ones who make it so
DELICATE and create problems in our life.Let us not make it more dangerous