Heart disease is a diagnosis used to describe a handful of different illnesses and diseases that affect the heart. Some causes can often fall under the term of heart disease include those that a person is born with, such as congenital heart disease. Others that affect the heart’s rhythm may be arrhythmias and diseases that affect the blood vessels like coronary artery disease.
Someone who has a variety of conditions, which may include blocked or narrowed blood vessels is sometimes referred to as having a cardiovascular disease.
Heart disease kills more adults in the United States than all forms of cancer combined and 40 percent of deaths in the United States are attributed to heart disease. The number one killer of all men and women in the entire world is heart disease. Heart disease is preventable and as Dr. Jeffery Boone says “No one should ever die of a heart attack.”
Symptoms of Cardiovascular Disease
1) Shortness of breath
2) Chest pain
3) A tingling or numbing sensation or weakness in your limbs
Symptoms of Abnormal Heartbeats
1) Fluttering in your chest
2) Fast heartbeat
3) Chest pain
4) Slow or weak heartbeat
5) Dizziness
6) Feeling faint or passing out
7) Shortness of breath
Symptoms of a Heart Defect
1) Unexplained swelling around the eyes, the abdomen and the legs
2) Blue or gray toned skin
3) Difficulty breathing while eating