| Heart disease is a very generic term that specifically | | | | sweating, nausea, irregular heartbeats, heartburn, etc. |
| refers to a diseased condition of the heart like heart | | | | However, some people face heart attacks without |
| failure, congenital heart disease, coronary heart | | | | showing any symptoms. Such type of heart attack is |
| disease, heart infections, dysfunctioning of the heart | | | | referred as a "Silent MI". It may occur among all people; |
| valves and heart arrhythmias. It is estimated that in a | | | | however it is more frequent in diabetic patients. |
| total population of a country, one in four people are | | | | Heart Disease Prevention: |
| affected with some kind of heart disease. Heart | | | | We can follow some steps in order to lower the risk |
| disease is the number one killer disease in the USA. | | | | of heart attacks and heart diseases. An overall healthy |
| Whatever the type of Heart Disease, the primary risk | | | | diet is the best way to lower the risks of heart |
| factors for developing heart disease are smoking, | | | | disease. You should include lots of fruits and |
| hypertension, sedentary lifestyle, diabetes, genetic | | | | vegetables in your diet, cut down the amounts of salt, |
| predisposition, menopause, obesity and hereditary. High | | | | cholesterol and saturated fats to lower these risks. |
| levels of inflammation related substances, amino acids | | | | Exercise regularly for at least half an hour by engaging |
| and homocysteine also pose an increased risk to | | | | yourself in some sort of moderate level of physical |
| develop a heart attack. This is due to these | | | | activities. More importantly avoiding tobacco and |
| substances containing fibrinogen and C-reactive protein | | | | alcohol is critical. These substances increase the |
| that facilitate increased chances of developing heart | | | | chances of heart attack, blood pressure, and stroke. |
| disorders. | | | | As we all are aware of the fact that "Prevention is |
| The different types of heart disease are followed by | | | | better than Cure", it is better to follow the preventive |
| different symptoms, though there are some common | | | | measures before. Always remember whatever |
| symptoms for a number of heart problems. These | | | | actions you do today; delay, prevent, minimize or |
| symptoms vary dependant on the type and severity | | | | worsen the effects of heart disease. The basic idea is |
| of the heart disease. It is very crucial to recognize | | | | to have control over the risk factors leading to serious |
| these symptoms and get timely help from the doctors | | | | heart disease. However, all the risk factors cannot be |
| to avoid the condition becoming too severe or | | | | controlled like family history, etc., but you can definitely |
| frequent. Some of the common symptoms of heart | | | | control your life style and habits like consumption of |
| disease are shortness of breath, palpitations, feeling of | | | | substances that are responsible for causing a heart |
| weakness or dizziness, increased rate of heartbeats, | | | | attack. |