Heart Disease
overview 
Heart Disease
is one of the world’s largest health problems today. It not
only
affects the wealthier nations it is also affecting the poorer ones. Heart Disease
covers a wide range of health ailments relating specifically to the
heart.
There are many theories and ideas that relate to heart disease.
One school of thought for the sudden increase in heart disease
is the changes within different lifestyles. People are often less
active and eat diets high in fats.
Takeaway food is abundant today and often people will eat it due to the
increased availability. Some takeaway outlets are now helping cater to
a healthier lifestyle by offering a variety of healthy dishes such as
salads. People are becoming more aware of the risk of heart disease
and choosing to change their diets.
Why exercise? Exercise is extremely important in order to avoid heart disease.
Exercise helps to keep the heart at its peak performance and is optimum
health is easier to maintain. By using a combination of exercise and a
balanced diet, the risk of heart disease
is greatly decreased.
The term “Cardiovascular Disease”
is widely used within today’s society. The term Cardiovascular Disease
includes a large number of diseases which directly affect the heart and
the blood vessel system. It especially affects the veins and arteries
that lead to and from the heart.
Conducted research has suggested 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. Other
known or associated causes of cardiovascular disease
include diabetes mellitus, hypertension
and hypercholesterolemia.
Heart disease
and strokes
are other more common cardiovascular diseases.
Two independent risk factors that have a major impact for heart diseases
plus cardiovascular diseases
are high blood pressure and high blood cholesterol.
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![]() New York Times (blog) | Assessing Your Risk of a Heart Attack New York Times (blog) Michelle from Cleveland asks the Consults blog: My family, on my mother's side, is at risk for heart disease. My grandfather died of a massive heart attack ... |
![]() MiamiHerald.com | Heart Test May Be Overused Wall Street Journal The patients weren't previously diagnosed with heart disease, but because of symptoms, family history or other reasons ended up getting the test. ... Study suggests too many invasive heart tests given Heart Angiograms Show No Disease in Almost 40% Study: Too many angiograms? |
![]() Reuters | Doctors fail to cut cholesterol enough Reuters German researchers said that over 10 years, around 50 to 80 heart attacks, strokes and heart disease-related deaths per 1000 patients could be averted if ... Doctors 'failing to give correct cholesterol targets' Heart patients being 'failed' by doctors over cholesterol levels |
Invasive heart test may be overused, researchers say Los Angeles Times Eighty percent of the procedures were performed in patients who had previously diagnosed coronary disease or who were having a heart attack, ... |
![]() World News | New 'statin' which cuts heart attack and stroke risk without side effects ... Daily Mail But side-effects lead many to stop taking them, and some doctors say that while the drugs benefit men, there is scant evidence they ward off heart disease ... New Drug Reduces Bad Cholesterol and Triglycerides without Statin Side Effects Thyroid Hormone Analogue for Treating High Cholesterol |
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