It is a disorder which affects the heart muscle or the blood vessels of the heart.
There are various forms of heart disease.
The most common ones among elderly people are:
There are various forms of heart disease.
The most common ones among elderly people are:
- ANGINA
- HEART FAILURE
- HEART ATTACK
Angina is a specific type of pain in the chest caused by inadequate blood flow through the blood vessels of the heart muscle.
Heart failure is a disorder in which the heart loses its ability to pump blood efficiently.
Heart attacks are often caused by a clot that blocks one of the coronary arteries. The clot prevents blood and oxygen from reaching that area of the heart, leading to the death of heart cells in that area.
RISK FACTORS : smoking, family history, stress, diabetes.Heart failure is a disorder in which the heart loses its ability to pump blood efficiently.
Heart attacks are often caused by a clot that blocks one of the coronary arteries. The clot prevents blood and oxygen from reaching that area of the heart, leading to the death of heart cells in that area.
SYMPTOMS : chest pain, fainting, nausea, vomiting, sweating.
PROGNOSIS : the patient may recover fully.
TREATMENT : patients are admitted to hospital, where ECG monitoring is started immediately.
PREVENTION : to prevent heart disease,smoking should be avoided and low-cholesterol, low-salt diet should be followed.
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