Heart Disease

Heart disease includes conditions affecting the heart, such as coronary heart disease, heart attack, congestive heart failure, and congenital heart disease. Heart disease is the leading cause of death for men and women in the U.S. Keys to prevention include quitting smoking, lowering cholesterol, controlling high blood pressure, maintaining a healthy weight, and exercising.

Heart and Cardiovascular Diseases

When you think of heart disease, usually people think of coronary artery disease (narrowing of the arteries leading to the heart), but coronary artery disease is just one type of cardiovascular disease Cardiovascular disease includes a number of conditions affecting the structures or function of the heart. They can include:

o Coronary artery disease (including heart attack)

o Abnormal heart rhythms or arrhythmias & Heart failure

o Heart valve disease & Congenital heart disease

o Heart muscle disease (cardiomyopathy) & Pericardial disease

o Aorta disease and Marfan syndrome & Vascular disease (blood vessel disease)

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