Last update 20 - July - 2021
The heart is the main organ in the circulatory system in the human body, as it beats and pumps blood to the rest of the organs inside the body through regular contraction and relaxation and pumps and distributes blood to the rest of the organs inside the body. Cardiac diseases are a broad term, and the name came like this because it describes many diseases that affect the heart and blood vessels, including diseases that are under the name of heart diseases, namely:
Also, every disease has symptoms and has ways to prevent infection, and to avoid contracting one of the aforementioned diseases, you must follow up and adhere to healthy healthy lifestyle choices.
According to the World Health Organization, cardiovascular diseases are at the forefront of the causes of death worldwide, and that the death rate of people with cardiovascular diseases is higher than the death rate from other causes. As a person suffering from or at risk of developing cardiovascular diseases, what you have to do is to consult a doctor for early detection and the conduct of all treatment measures, so as not to reach risks such as (high blood pressure, diabetes, high blood fats). As there are prevention methods From most cardiovascular diseases by abstaining from tobacco “The smoking” use, and adherence to a healthy diet and exercising regularly so as not to reach hiegh weight, and staying away from laziness and physical inactivity, and you should also reduce alcohol intake if you are one of the people addicted to it. The symptoms of heart and blood vessel diseases vary, depending on the type of injury you have.
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Vascular disease is a narrowing or blockage of the blood vessels. Through the accumulation of fat in the arteries or arteriosclerosis, which prevents blood from reaching the heart, brain and body organs, and this leads to damage to blood vessels and the occurrence of a heart attack "angina pectoris" or a brain attack.
Coronary artery disease differs between men and women, as the man is exposed to chest pain. But women are prone to contracting the chest, where they feel difficulty breathing, nausea, and extreme fatigue.
Symptoms that are indicative of vascular disease include:
Coronary artery disease may not be diagnosed until after a heart attack, stroke or heart failure occurs, so you should see a doctor if you have concerns or feel that you are exposed to infection, through periodic examinations and follow-up with the specialist doctor, until early detection. And conduct appropriate periodic treatments in the event of coronary artery disease.
Heart rhythm problems This happens when there is a "heart rhythm disorder", which means that the heartbeat is either too fast or too slow, and the symptoms that are indicative of heart rhythm problems are:
Congenital heart defects These defects are noticed shortly after birth, and they are malformations, and the symptoms that are indicative of congenital heart defects are:
Sometimes less serious congenital heart defects go undiagnosed but are left for later in childhood or adulthood. As it is considered one of the diseases that do not threaten life immediately, and the symptoms that are indicative of it are:
It is a pathological condition that affects the heart muscle, which may lead to its spasm in the early stages of the disease, and in the early stages, you may not show any of the symptoms. And cardiomyopathy may lead to a failure to pump blood from the heart to the rest of the organs in the body, and cardiomyopathy may lead to heart failure.
Symptoms that are indicative of cardiomyopathy are:
The heart has four valves: the mitral valve, the aortic valve, the tricuspid valve, and the pulmonary valve. Their function is to open and close and direct blood to the heart and from the heart to the rest of the body. Also, sometimes it is possible that the four valves are damaged for various reasons, which leads to them not performing their work properly.
Among the symptoms that are indicative of valvular heart disease are:
It is inflammation of the heart muscle, and it is most likely caused by a viral infection, and it may result from a drug reaction, or it may be part of a general inflammatory condition, where acute inflammation of the heart muscle occurs it affects the process that the heart muscle performs; Mean, this inflammation can cause a change in the heart's work system, as it may cause a decrease in the heart muscle's ability to pump blood, and it may cause a heart rhythm disorder. If the heart muscle's ability to pump blood is reduced through myocarditis, a stroke or heart attack can occur.
When the case of myocarditis is mild or in the early stages of inflammation, you may not or may not have any of the symptoms, and you may also feel mild symptoms (such as chest pain, difficulty breathing).
When myocarditis is serious, symptoms may vary according to age and disease. Where signs appear on men include:
There are many ways to help you prevent heart disease, but there is a disease that cannot be prevented, which is congenital heart defects, but following the methods of prevention may avoid the risk of heart disease, and these methods include:
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In the event that you suffer from one of the symptoms of heart disease and you think that you are experiencing a heart attack, you must directly contact the emergency care team or go directly to the specialist doctor in order to conduct tests and analyzes so that all treatment measures are taken, as early detection of the disease facilitates the process Treatment and speed up the state of full recovery, as well as moving away from the stage of exacerbation of the disease because it may cause other problems.
In the event that you suffer from heart diseases and have not taken all the necessary measures and procedures, such as communicating with the emergency medical team or consulting a specialist doctor, the disease may worsen and lead to many problems and complications, including: