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How is cardiovascular heart disease formed


How is cardiovascular heart disease formed?
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Heart disease is any disorder that affects the heart's ability to function normally. The most common cause of heart disease is narrowing or blockage of the coronary arteries, which supply blood to the heart itself. This happens slowly over time. Some heart diseases can be present at birth (congenital heart diseases). Other causes include the following: * Hypertension * Abnormal function of the heart valves * Abnormal electrical rhythm of the heart * Weakening of the heart's pumping function caused by infection or toxins. Well known causes of cardiovascular disease include diabetes mellitus, hypertension and hypercholesterolemia.
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Clearly, this is a complex topic, and books have been written about it. Here is some background. The arteries that supply the heart are the coronary arteries. Typically, people have three main arteries. These arteries are prone to disease the same as any other artery in the body. The result of disease is narrowing of the artery and hence limiting of the blood that they can carry. This limits the oxygen that can be supplied to the muscle of the heart. When the artery is narrowed by approximately 75%, the artery may not be able to carry sufficient oxygen to supply the heart, particularly at times of increased demand such as exercise. The result is angina pectoris (chest pain), amongst other things. When this is critical, the heart muscle dies; a heart attack. There are a number of factors known to cause coronary artery disease. These include family history, being male, smoking, high blood pressure, high cholesterol and possibly one or two other things. Over time, there is thickening of the layers of the coronary artery wall. The combination of high pressures, inflammation etc make this thickening unstable. In fact this can rupture, and this is what causes a sudden obstruction to blood flow causing a heart attack.
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Bad diet, smoking, drugs (like crack or cocaine),cholesterol, heredity , high blood pressure, and diabetes can all be contributing factors to forming heart disease. Need to eat healthy and exercise. Exercise increases good cholesterol to help rid your self of plaque formation. Stress is another thing that can be bad for your heart. Smoking constricts blood flow to the heart. You can also take an aspirin a day to help thin the blood to reduce the workload of your heart. If problems with aspirin talk with your doctor. Get regular check ups. Follow your doctors recommendations. Read. The more information you have the better you are able to deal with health issues. Stay away from foods high in fat and salt. Plaque forms on the arteries throughout your body. As your veins and arteries harden and narrow you become at risk for heart attack, heart disease, heart failure and other related heart problems. Anything that elevates your blood pressure is also bad.
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It seems that inflammation is one of the main causes of heart disease, which can come from the presence of bacteria in the body, and inturn it affects the heart. So, one good rule of thumb is to learn to keep inflammation down in the body, and to prevent it if all possible. Vitamin C is very necessary for the body to help ward off heart disease and to help keep the cardiovascular system strong. See the links below for more information, especially the one for Dr. Hulda R. Clark, Ph.D.,N.D. and her flagship book called, "The Cure For All Diseases." In her book, Dr. Clark says that there are only two (2) causes of diseases, Toxins and Parasites



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