Heart disease can affect the heart muscle, the heart vessels, heart tissue or the heart valves. Heart disease can be caused by smoking, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, infection, and toxins or from a birth defect. Some people are born with heart disease and most develop heart disease over time.
There are certain factors that put certain people at risk for heart disease such as individuals who have a family history of heart disease, those who smoke, and those who have high blood pressure or high blood cholesterol. Individual who are obese or lead inactive lives are also at an increased risk for heart disease. Age increases your risk for heart disease. Some of the risk factors such as family history and age cannot be controlled. Heart disease present at birth can usually not be controlled if it is heredity in nature. Factors such as smoking, blood pressure and blood cholesterol and controlling diseases such as diabetes that when uncontrolled can lead to heart disease. You can reduce your risk for heart disease by controlling your blood pressure and blood cholesterol, by not smoking, and by getting enough exercise and eating healthy foods.
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If an individual suspects heart disease due to having symptoms such as chest pain or discomfort, nausea, vomiting, shortness of breath, dizziness or a feeling that something bad is going to happen they should contact their doctor for an exam and diagnosis. Doctors are trained and have the skills to make the diagnosis of heart disease. You will first be asked to fill out a medical history form that will list your general health, and your symptoms as well as any family history. During the examination your vital signs will be taken including your blood pressure, weight, height, pulse, respiratory rate and temperature. The doctor will give you a complete examination to rule out any other diseases. You may be sent to a laboratory for blood tests and to the x-ray department for a chest x-ray. Your doctor will be evaluating your risk for heart disease and any sign of present heart disease. You may also be sent for an electrocardiogram (ECG or EKG), which will reveal any arrhythmias or irregular heart rhythms.
You may then be sent for special tests such as an exercise electrocardiogram, a fluoroscopy, phonocardiography, echocardiography, or an angiocardiography (cardiac catheterization). Your doctor will then put all the test results together and determine if you have heart disease or are at risk for heart disease.
Risk factors for heart disease are high blood pressure, high blood cholesterol, the presence of diabetes, and smoking. These are the highest risk factors. Other factors are age, family history, and being obese and having an inactive lifestyle as well as stress. These last factors are considered minor risk factors.
After your doctor review your test results and determines your heart health and your risk factors for heart disease the doctor will give you a diagnosis or tell you what you can do to decrease your risk for heart disease.
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Heart Disease and Your Health
11/20/2008
My job's giving me a heart attack! (CNN)
When Helen Smith had a heart attack at age 37, she was in shock. She was young, healthy and in tip-top shape. There'd been no warning signs. She had no family history of heart disease.
My job's giving me a heart attack! (CNN)
11/20/2008
Study Finds HIV-Positive People Taking Some Antiretrovirals Are At Increased Risk Of Diabetes, Heart Disease (Medical News Today)
HIV-positive people receiving treatment for the virus might be at an increased risk of developing heart disease and type 2 diabetes because some antiretroviral drugs can cause fat on the arms, legs, face and buttocks to move to the stomach, researchers at Australia's Garvan Institute said Monday, the Sydney Morning Herald reports.
Study Finds HIV-Positive People Taking Some Antiretrovirals Are At Increased Risk Of Diabetes, Heart Disease (Medical News Today)
11/20/2008
Three Pittsburgh-area hospitals receive recognition for treatment of heart disease (Pittsburgh Business Times)
Three area hospitals have been cited by the Thomson Reuters Center of Healthcare Improvement for quality of care and low costs related to the treatment of heart disease.
Three Pittsburgh-area hospitals receive recognition for treatment of heart disease (Pittsburgh Business Times)
11/17/2008
Vitamins Seen as No Help in Heart Disease (New York Times)
A large long-term trial has found that vitamins C and E work no better than placebos at reducing a person?s risk of heart disease.
Vitamins Seen as No Help in Heart Disease (New York Times)
11/18/2008
ECG Tests No Better Than Routine Clinical Assessment At Predicting Future Heart Disease, Study Finds (Science Daily)
ECG tests commonly given to people with suspected angina to predict the likelihood future of heart disease have limited accuracy, according to a new study.
ECG Tests No Better Than Routine Clinical Assessment At Predicting Future Heart Disease, Study Finds (Science Daily)
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