Heart Disease
Heart disease affects all cardiovascular diseases and diseases of the heart, blood vessels, and blood circulation. Heart disease can be innate or evolved later in life. The most common heart defects and heart diseases are heart failure, coronary heart disease, arterial occlusive disease, arteriosclerosis, or thrombosis. In the UK, every seven minutes someone has a heart attack and 40,000 Brits die from stroke every year. But it does not have to end like this. Heart disease is usually treatable - and our Blood Pressure App Cora supports you in the process.
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Causes and symptoms
Most cardiovascular diseases have common causes, which means that they can be treated in a similar way and that prevention is the same. A healthy lifestyle with sufficient exercise, a healthy diet and a balanced daily routine builds the basis for a healthy cardiovascular system. For most heart conditions such as heart failure, pericarditis, heart piercing, heart attack, atrial fibrillation, or valvular heart disease, a too high or too low blood pressure may be the cause. In this case, heart medicine advises patients to fight the cause instead of just treating the symptoms.
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Common heart diseases
People of all ages can be affacted by heart disease. With age, however, the risk of developing heart disease increases. Among the most prevalent diseases is the oronary heart disease. It causes reduced blood flow to the heart muscle and thus the heart lacks oxygen. A similarly common condition is heart valve defects, in which a ventricle adheres and the blood flows back into a false chamber. The heart center is very sensitive, the heart is easily irritated and the diagnosis is often too late. But there are many ways to prevent heart disease and catheters. Above all, the awareness of one's own body is important.
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Risk factors
We do not have an influence on all risk factors leading to cardiovascular disease. Risk factors we cannot influence are age, gender, and family history. But many heart diseases can be avoided by a healthy lifestyle. The biggest risks lurk in overweight, high blood pressure, elevated blood lipid levels, excessive alcohol consumption, cigarettes, diabetes, inadequate physical activity, and stress. Many of these risks can be circumvented.
Preventing heart disease
You are the one who can reduce the risk of heart disease by living heart healthy. Only very few people who suffer from heart disease have become genetically ill. That's why it's even more important to keep your blood circulation going. This works best with a balanced, high-fiber diet and regular exercise. But psychological pressure, such as stress, worry, or anxiety, can also have a negative effect on the cardiovascular system and lead to heart disease. So try to reduce those.