Heart Diseases

Heart disease also known as cardiovascular disorder is a term that envelopes a number of different diseases which affect the heart. The most common cause of this disease is the narrowing or blockage in the coronary arteries which supply blood to the heart muscle. Its other causes also include hypertension, abnormal heart valve function, abnormal heart rhythm, weakening of the pumping ability of the heart which is caused by infection or toxins.

Types of heart diseases

Coronary Artery Disease
A disease of the artery that is caused by the build up of atheromatous plaques within the walls of the arteries which block the blood flow through the heart. Angina pectoris or chest pain and myocardial infraction or heart attack are symptoms and conditions that this disease brings.

Cardiomyopathy
This literally means heart muscle disease; here the function of the heart deteriorates for any reason. People with this disease are in risk of arrhythmia or sudden cardiac death.

Cardiovascular Disease
Refers to a number of specific diseases that affect the heart itself and/or the blood vessel system – most especially the veins and arteries that leads to and from the heart. These diseases are known to be associated with diabetes mellitus, hypertension, hyperhomocysteinemia and hypercholesterolemia.

Ischemic Heart Disease
This is another disease of the heart itself which is characterized by reduced blood supply to the organs.

Heart Failure
This is also called Congestive Heart Failure or CHF, and Congestive Cardiac Failure or CFC. It is a condition that may result from any structural or functional cardiac disorder which impairs the heart’s ability to pump a sufficient amount of blood all throughout the body.

Hypertensive Heart Disease

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