Posts Tagged Disease
How to Prevent and Treat Heart Disease
Heart disease is a general term for a number of different diseases, all of which influence the heart in some way. Heart disease is in fact considered as being the leading reason of death nowada........ Read more
Heart Disease and Associated Problems
To be told you have heart disease can strike fear into anyone hearing it for the first time, however it’s not as bad as it sounds.
In this article I am going to explain........ Read more
Heart Diseases Part Ix – Congenital Heart Disease
Congenital heart diseases affect any part of the heart such as heart muscle, valves, and blood vessels. Congenital heart disease refers to a problem with the heart’s structure and functio........ Read more
An Overview Of Heart Disease
Heart disease is a very generic term that specifically refers to a diseased condition of the heart like heart failure, congenital heart disease, coronary heart disease, heart infections, dysfunctioning of the heart valves and heart arrhythmias. It is estimated that in a total population of a country, one in four people are affected with some kind of heart disease. Heart disease is the number one killer disease in the USA.
Whatever the type of Heart Disease, the primary risk factors for developing heart disease are smoking, hypertension, sedentary lifestyle, diabetes, genetic predisposition, menopause, obesity and hereditary. High levels of inflammation related substances, amino acids and homocysteine also pose an increased risk to develop a heart attack. This is due to these substanc........ Read more