If you were asked to name a cause of clogged arteries what would you say? What would come to mind? Probably, cholesterol. Haven’t you heard that over and over? Haven’t you heard that high cholesterol, bad cholesterol, leads to high blood pressure and heart disease? Actually, it is a [...]
Heart disease is a disorder, which affect the proper functioning of the heart. Child heart disease is common affecting many newborn and older children. This article examines the various child heart diseases and their treatment.
Congenital Heart DiseaseHeart disease is a serious ailment and often leads to premature death. Many children can also suffer from heart [...]
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 some of the terms, causes and remedies associated with heart disease.
Heart disease is a general term used to describe several different conditions, [...]
The agony of finding out that you may be suffering from some form of heart disease is usually traumatic. Your doctor has just received the laboratory test results for the battery of tests that you have completed during your recent checkup. From what the results indicate, if you do not stop eating all those fatty [...]
Misconceptions about cardiovascular diseases — heart attacks, stroke and high blood pressure — have existed for many years and have in effect become myths. Most of them stem from factual observations during the early phase of the current global epidemic and have become deeply rooted in the minds of policymakers, health professionals and the public [...]
Basically, heart disease is a disorder affecting the ability of the heart to function normally. There are many forms of heart disease of varied etiology.The most widespread form of heart disease is high cholesterol. In the initial stages of the disease, lesions and cracks will form in the walls of blood vessel walls, usually close [...]
Cause and Pathogenesis
A multitude of factors are responsible for the development of Ischaemic Heart Disease. The major risk factors are smoking, diabetes mellitus and cholesterol levels. Those with Hypercholesterolaemia (elevated blood levels of cholesterol) have a much higher tendency to develop the disease. There is also the theory that Hypertension is a risk factor [...]
What is Rheumatic Heart Disease?
Rheumatic heart disease is a condition in which permanent damage to heart valves is caused from rheumatic fever. The heart valve is damaged by a disease process that begins with a strep throat caused by streptococcus A bacteria, that may eventually cause rheumatic fever.Rheumatic fever can affect many connective tissues [...]
Based on what we have learned from the scientific studies, it is possible to formulate a set of guidelines for heart disease prevention, guidelines that include both avoidance of external stresses and common sense dietary advice. Not all external stresses can be avoided, not in today’s fast-paced industrial age, but a good diet can provide [...]
IF YOU ARE EXPERIENCING THE WARNING SIGNALS OF A HEART ATTACK YOU SHOULD IMMEDIATELY:
Call your local emergency number for help, or have someone call for you (It’s a good idea to keep a list of emergency numbers near the phone at all times).
Stop all activity and sit or lie down, in whatever position is most [...]
