Symptoms of Heart Disease

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Symptoms of Heart Disease

What is Heart Disease?

Heart disease describes any conditions that affect you. Diseases that come under heart disease include blood vessel disease, such as Coronary Artery Disease, heart palpitation problem (Arrhythmias) and cardiac defects (caused by birth). 

Heart disease is often called Cardiovascular Disease in medical parlance. Cardiovascular disease generally refers to conditions in which there is a risk of heart attack, Angina or stroke due to narrowing or blocking of blood vessels. In other heart conditions, affecting your heart muscle, valves, or heart beats is considered a form of heart disease.

Types of Heart Disease…

ü  Heart Attack

ü  Heart Failure

ü  Angina

ü  Coronary Artery Disease

ü  Arrhythmia

ü  Atherosclerosis

ü  Heart Valve Disease

ü  Congenital Heart Disease

ü  Rheumatic Heart Disease

ü  Peripheral Arterial Disease

ü  Cardiomyopathy

ü  Cerebrovascular Disease

What are the symptoms and signs of heart disease?

ü  Chest Heaviness, Pressure, Discomfort or Pain

ü  Repeated Pain In The Upper Body (for example -  hands, jaw, neck, back, or upper abdomen)

ü  Tiredness and Weakness

ü  Breathlessness

ü  Rapid Increase In Heart Rate (or Irregular Heartbeat)

ü  Dizziness, Sweating and Nausea

ü  Anxiety, Cough, Swelling, Burning

What Are the Causes and Risk Factors of Heart Disease?

Cardiovascular Disease

Cardiovascular disease can be used for various heart or blood vessel problems but is often used to damage your heart or blood vessels by Atherosclerosis.

The Reasons for This Can Be -

·       Unhealthy Diet

·       Not Exercising

·       Overweight

·       Smoking

Irregular Heartbeat

·       Congenital Heart Defect

·       Coronary Artery Disease

·       High Blood Pressure

·       Sugar

·       To Smoke

·       Excessive Use of Alcohol or Caffeine

·       Misuse of Drugs

·       Tension

·       Heart Valve Disease

             Congenital Heart Defect

Congenital heart defects usually develop when the baby is in the womb and its heart develops or after one month of pregnancy and when the blood flow changes. Certain medical problems, medications and genetic factors may play a role in causing such defects. 

             Heart infection

Heart infection, for example Endocarditis, occurs when an infectious substance (for example - Bacteria, Virus or Chemical Substance) reaches your heart.

             Heart valve disease

There are several reasons for the loss of your heart valve. You can have it from birth or due to a condition.

                             For example –

·       Rheumatic Fever

·       Infection (infection endocarditis)

·       Connective Tissue Disorder

 

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