Heart diseases...

Hi friends..

why dont we take a look at what are heart diseases,how it occurs etc...

Heart disease is nothing but the disorder of heart which may be from birth or developed due to the malfunctioning heart for which there may be more than one causes!

Its really important to know various heart diseases.

Let us start by the very common disease--

Heart attack(Myocardial infraction):

Here what happens when the amount of blood flowing to a heart decreases the heart starts starving for more oxygen.

Heart muscles may die here leading to permanent damage.

Symptoms of

heart attack include chest pain and pain that radiates down the shoulder and arm as shown here....

You may feel a tight band around the chest or indigestion,something heavy feeling..

A bad news is the diabitics may not experience any pain at all..

Causes for this

• may be a blood clot in the arteries which supply blood to the heart.
• stress may lead to heart attack (so be relaxed always have a smile in your face always :) )
• may be heridetary factors (genes)
• being male (gals you are a bit safe ;))
• getting older :(
• diabetes.
• too much fat.
• cholesrol levels if unbalanced (bad cholestral and good cholestral must have a balance)

what to do?

seek medical help.

doctor may suggest you to do following test like

ECG.

CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY.

CT scan

Blood test etc..

Prevention:

Its better trying our best to prevent heart attack.

so wat are the measures we can take?

• a low fat diet rich in fruits and vegetables
• eating fish twice or thrice a week (better avoid fried fish)
• exercise like walking,swimming (consult doctor however)
• control your weight.dont be overweight.
• blood pressure,blood sugar everything must be in control.
• no smoking :)
• can drink one to two glasses of alcohol not more than that ;).

This is my brief intro to heart attack.

LET US MOVE ON TO THE NEXT HEART DISEASE TOMORROW.