Heart Attack Prevention

A heart attack can occur to anyone at any time. Problems that may cause heart attacks have not been noticed for years and diagnosed before actual events occur. Several factors that cause an attack can be prevented, but others can not be prevented. Many people are surprised when attacked and do not know how their lifestyle choices affect their own lifestyle. This summary describes the causes, symptoms and signs of heart attacks, prevention strategies, and how to perform first aid.

February is known as the American heart disease month, the American Heart Association recommends the prevention of heart attacks beginning at age 20. This means you will evaluate your risk factors and try to stay low. It is important to calculate the risk of cardiovascular disease in the next 10 years for people over 40 years or with multiple risk factors. Prevention is important as many first heart attacks and strokes are fatal or ineffective. Your heart will be strong enough to begin to reduce risk overall. (American Heart Association). In October Diabetes Education Month and American Diabetes Month of the American Diabetes Organization, events will be held in other months as well.

Coronary heart disease - often called heart disease - is the main form of heart disease. It is a cardiovascular disease that can cause a heart attack. When the artery becomes obstructed, a heart attack occurs and it prevents oxygen and nutrients from entering the heart. Heart disease is one of several cardiovascular diseases that are diseases of the heart and vasculature. Other cardiovascular diseases include stroke, hypertension, angina pectoris (chest pain) and rheumatic heart disease

Heart diseases such as coronary heart disease, heart disease, congestive heart failure and congenital heart disease are major causes of death in men and women in the United States. Prevention includes stopping smoking, lowering cholesterol, controlling high blood pressure, maintaining healthy weight, exercising, and so on.

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is a term used to refer to the range of diseases affecting the heart and blood vessels. These include high blood pressure (hypertension); coronary heart disease (heart disease); cerebrovascular disease (stroke); heart failure; and other heart diseases. Cardiovascular disease data includes numbers related to stroke, but they are handled separately in the following sections as well. Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death worldwide. The figure below shows the number of deaths due to CVD by age. About 17.7 million people worldwide die of cardiovascular disease. The majority (63%) of deaths occur in the age group over 70 years old. Less than 30% of people are 50 to 69 years old and the remaining 7 to 8% are between 15 and 49 years old (fewer cardiovascular deaths for people under 14)