Heart Disease

Welcome to Heart Disease 202. We are the premier upcoming resource for information related to heart diseases and will keep on adding more articles and reports as we go along. You’ll find all sorts of useful information related to the various heart diseases, precautionary measures, possible cures and other useful information.

What are Heart Diseases?

It is a disorder of the heart which impairs its ability to function normally. Blockage in the coronary arteries is the most common cause of heart disease Coronary arteries are the blood vessels responsible for supplying blood to the heart. Blockage happens because the inner walls of arteries are accumulated  with atheromatous plaques. Coronary blockage leads to a heart attack. In America one of three women die of heart disease every year.

Some of the factors that plays important role in causation of heart disease are conditional factors (which include blood cholesterol levels, high blood pressure and diabetes), behavioral factors (like use of tobacco, daily diet, alcohol, excess body fat and physical inactivity) and heredity factors.

Which are the most common form of heart diseases?

Coronary heart disease: Blockage in the coronary arteries. It leads to heart attack. 

Congenital heart defects: the problem with the heart structure present at birth. It affects the normal flow of blood through heart. Congenital heart defect can  be a life threatening symptom in complex situations. 

Heart failure: Also called Congestive heart failure. It is condition that can result because of a structural or functional disorder in heart that affects the ability of the heart to pump sufficient amount of blood through body.

How to prevent heart diseases?

Always try to control high blood pressure and high blood cholesterol level.

Go for regular checkups/tests for cholesterol level and have proper medication if required.

Your daily nutritious diet can help you to maintain a proper blood pressure and normal cholesterol level.

People having high level of blood sugar are more prone to heart diseases.

Avoid use of tobacco and alcohol.

Perform regular exercise and maintain a healthy weight.