Q: i am worried i have heart disease?

Worry: If you're worried go see your doctor and discuss this with the dr. If the dr. Finds no evidence for heart disease, then you can worry about something else.

Q: how could stess cause heart disease?

External Stress : sometimes raises certain hormones in your body that over time may cause injuries to your blood vessels and or/ vital organs.

Q: how bad is it to have heart disease?

Not good. : Depends on the disease and severity, but heart disease is the leading cause of death in america.

Q: what are some kinds of heart disease?

Multiple types: The most common is coronary artery disease, related to blocked arteries. Hypertensive heart disease usually is manifest as a thickened heart. Valvular disease may be related to leaky or narrowed valves. Sometimes the heart muscle is weakened, known as a cardiomyopathy.

Question 1

what is sick in heart disease?

Accepted Answer

To broad: There is sick sinus syndrome which a pt needs a pace maker . Theres atheroslcerotic heart disease with cholesterol build up in arteries of the heart. Valvular heart disease is when the valves of the heart are leaking or blocked. Need to be more specfic.

Question 2

can you describe heart disease?

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Yes and No: In 400 words? Well there are lots of things that can go wrong with the heart. The muscle can be weak, the valves can lea. If the arteries bet blocked it can damage the muscle and cause heart failure. There can be infections of the heart or tumors. There can be rhythm problems making it beat to fast or slow. So I am about out fo words but not too bad for four hundred letters more or less.

Question 3

signs of heart disease in women?

Accepted Answer

Women and CAD: It may be, at times women can have somewhat atypical symptoms.  They are usually associated with shortness of breath or lightheadedness.  
If you have symptoms that occur and do not resolve with rest you should see your  physician or go to the er.

Question 4

list of all heart disease names?

Accepted Answer

Wikipedia : http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/cardiovascular_disease. Look under "types ".

Question 5

how is heart disease hereditary?

Accepted Answer

Heredity: Inherited abnormal genes determine how your body handles dietary cholesterol and saturated fats leading to plaque build-up in coronary arteries in some families even though others with the same diet have no plaque formation. Also some genes lead to abnormal heart musculature causing cardiomyopathy. Some are more prone to cardiac arrhythmias or other  abnormal heart structures due to heredity.

Question 6

can someone inherit heart disease?

Accepted Answer

Sometimes: Having a parent or sibling with heart disease can represent an inheritable heart disease  not all family risk is the same, though.  Men younger than 55 and women <65 are considered to be higher risk relatives.  An 85 year old grandfather with a heart attack or a heavy smoking 63 y/o dad with a heart attack may not represent a gene to their thin, frequent jogger grandson/son.

Question 7

i am worried i have heart disease?

Accepted Answer

Worry: If you're worried go see your doctor and discuss this with the dr.  If the dr. Finds no evidence for heart disease, then you can worry about something else.

Question 8

how could stess cause heart disease?

Accepted Answer

External Stress : sometimes raises certain hormones in your body that over time may cause injuries to your blood vessels and or/ vital organs.

Question 9

how bad is it to have heart disease?

Accepted Answer

Not good. : Depends on the disease and severity, but heart disease is the leading cause of death in america.

Question 10

what are some kinds of heart disease?

Accepted Answer

Multiple types: The most common is coronary artery disease, related to blocked arteries. Hypertensive heart disease usually is manifest as a thickened heart. Valvular disease may be related to leaky or narrowed valves. Sometimes the heart muscle is weakened, known as a cardiomyopathy.

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