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HEART DISEASES |
Many people across the globe are suffering from various types of heart diseases and it is the number one killer in the U.S. Heart disease is a number of abnormal conditions affecting the heart and the blood vessels in the heart.
The most common cause of heart disease is narrowing or blockage of the coronary arteries, the blood vessels that supply blood to the heart itself. This is called coronary artery disease and happens slowly over time. It's the major reason people have heart attacks.
Other kinds of heart problems may happen to the valves in the heart, or the heart may not pump well and cause heart failure. Some people are born with heart disease. It is also a major cause of disability. Some common heart diseases are:
- Coronary heart disease - it is a disease of the heart itself caused by the accumulation of atheromatous plaques within the walls of the arteries that supply the myocardium.
- Ischaemic heart disease - it is another disease of the heart itself, characterized by reduced blood supply to the organ.
- Cardiovascular disease - it is a term for a number of diseases that affect the heart itself and/or the blood vessel system, especially the veins and arteries leading to and from the heart. Research on disease dimorphism suggests that women who suffer with cardiovascular disease usually suffer from forms that affect the blood vessels while men usually suffer from forms that affect the heart muscle itself. Known or associated causes of cardiovascular disease include diabetes mellitus, hypertension, hyperhomocysteinemia and hypercholesterolemia.
- Cor pulmonale - a failure of the right side of the heart.
- Hereditary heart disease - this heart disease is caused by unavoidable genetic factors since birth.
- Hypertensive heart disease - heart disease caused by high blood pressure, especially localized high blood pressure
- Inflammatory heart disease - heart disease that involves inflammation of the heart muscle and/or the tissue surrounding it.
- Valvular heart disease - heart disease that affects the valves of the heart.
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Get the right information and take action to ensure that you are at a healthy level as well as make necessary changes in your life styles to manage heart diseases. There are steps that can be taken by patients to lower the risk.
- Control your blood pressure
- Patients also need to take an active role in their health care by asking questions and seeking help when they need it.
- Lower your cholesterol and maintain proper weight.
- Avoid smoking and drinking alcohol
- Do routine exercise and maintain healthy life style.
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