HEART ATTACK
Heart diseases are largely preventable through the lifestyle. When we look for the causes of heart disease, we cannot find a single cause for it but we can find many risk factors that develop the chances of heart disease.Knowing the risk factors can help you to prevent heart attack.
In some cases there won't be obvious symptoms for heart attack since some risk factors are silent killers. Also there are some non -modifiable risk factors like age , family history of heart disease, etc.Some of the modifiable risk factors are smoking, high blood pressure, diabetes, physical in activeness, overweight, depression.
Nowadays medicines are available to treat angina, high blood pressure, high blood cholesterol, heart failure and blood vessel conditions. Medicines to be effective , should be taken for a long term regularly.
A good cardiologist should diagnose the unique personal condition and develop treatment procedures to prevent future heart attack or stroke.
HEART DISEASE
Coronary artery disease
This occurs when arteries become narrowed so thereby restricting the blood flow to heart.Cardiovascular disease
This associates different conditions (like coronary artery disease , abnormal heart rhythms, heart failure, heart valve disease, congenital heart disease, vascular disease) which affect the function of heart.Heart attack
When the blood clot block the artery,heart muscle starves for oxygen and within a short time, the heart muscle cells stop functioning, causing permanent damage. This is called a myocardial infarction (MI), or heart attack.Stroke
When the blood vessel in the brain is blocked, stroke occurs. It is important to know the symptoms of stroke as the brain damage can begin within minutes.Angina
Angina occurs when the heart muscle doesn't get as much blood as it needs. This usually happens when more than one heart's arteries is narrowed or blocked.Get more details about treatments
