Heart:
It is a muscle located between the lungs and pumps blood through the blood vessels to all organs of the body to be supplied with oxygen.
Types of cardiovascular disease:
- Coronary heart disease: diseases that affect the blood vessels that supply the heart muscle.
- Cerebrovascular diseases: diseases that affect the vessels that supply the brain.
- Arterial diseases: diseases that affect the blood vessels that supply the arms and legs.
- Rheumatic heart disease: damage to the heart muscle and heart valves, resulting from rheumatic fever caused by bacteria.
- Congenital heart disease: Heart defects observed at birth.
- Pulmonary embolism: Blood clots that develop in the veins of the legs and can travel to the heart and lungs.
Symptoms:
Symptoms of a heart attack include:
- Pain or discomfort in the center of the chest.
- Pain or discomfort in the left shoulder, elbows, jaw, or back.
- The patient may experience difficulty breathing or shortness of breath.
- Nausea.
- Dizziness or fainting.
- Sweating.
If these symptoms appear, you must visit the emergency room to take the necessary action.
Protection:
One of the most important means of prevention is changing lifestyle and unhealthy habits to reduce the complications of the disease, which include the following:
- Follow a healthy diet to maintain a normal blood pressure level.
- Maintaining a healthy weight within normal limits based on body mass.
- Stay away from food rich in cholesterol.
- Playing sports.
- Commitment to the drug treatment prescribed by the specialist doctor.
- Stop smoking and interacting with smokers.
