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Heart Disease

Heart Disease is an all encompassing phrase used to define any type of malfunction of the heart. It is the NUMBER ONE health problem of both men and women. In the United States alone, heart disease kills one person every 34 seconds. With these two shocking facts and the amount of information humans have avaiable about heart disease, why are we not changing things? Good question. Unfortunately, I don't have a good answer. But look at how to live healthy to find ways to improve your heart health!
There are many types of classifications of heart disease, just as there are heart defects. I will only touch on the main categories.

Heart Disease

Coronary Heart Disease- a disease caused by the accumulation of plaque on the walls of the arteries
Cardiomyopathy- "heart muscle disease"; it is the deterioration of the function of the heart muscle itself
Cardiovascular Disease- many different diseases that deal with the heart itself or the circulatory system
Ischaemic Heart Disease- disease that is characterized by reduced blood flow to the organs
Congestive Heart Failure (CHF)- a condition that is caused by any cardiac disorder that limits the ability for the herat to fill or pump sufficient amounts of blood to the body
Hypertensive Heart Disease- heart problems caused by high blood pressure
Inflammatory Heart Disease- heart problems caused by imflammation of the heart muscle
Valvular Heart Disease- heart problems involving any of the valves of the heart (tricuspid, pulmonary, mitral, aortic)

Thanks to Cincinnati Children's Hospital for their video and pictures.

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