How to know if you are at risk of a heart attack

There are approximately 945,000 deaths due to heart disease annually. Cardiovascular diseases are the leading cause of death among people and amount to more than the next 5 top reasons for deaths combined. Knowing your risks of heart attack can help you make some changes in your lifestyle and prevent you from becoming part of [...] Read more »

High Blood Pressure or Hypertension Causes Heart Disease or Heart Attack

by Christiana Care High blood pressure, or hypertension, is the leading risk factor for heart disease or heart attacks.  A sedentary lifestyle, the lack of exercise and a poor diet contribute to atherosclerosis or the hardening or narrowing of the arteries, which in turn leads to heart attacks or heart disease.  The information technology revolution, [...] Read more »

Excess Fat Causes Heart Disease And Heart Attack

by polandeze Excess fat, particularly abdominal fat, is the major cause of heart diseases, atherosclerosis and heart attack, diabetes, insulin resistance and certain cancers.  Our weight determines the overall picture of our health.  Being overweight means being unhealthy.  Obesity is the worst enemy of the heart. Heart attack and excess fat come together like popcorn [...] Read more »

How to Prevent Coronary Heart Disease And Heart Attack

by Gustavo A. Rodríguez Nava Coronary heart disease and heart attack like heart infarction can in great extend be prevented by lifestyle measures.   THE DIRECT CAUSES OF HEART DISEASE The direct causes of coronary heart disease and heart attack are factors like these: – Narrowing of blood vessels in the heart and the rest [...] Read more »