Today i will be discussing about one of the deadliest disease in the world. Read through and share your experience or what you learnt about this in the comment section.
Table of contents
- What is ischemic heart disease
- Symptoms of ischemic heart disease
- How to prevent this disease
- Conclusion.
Ischemic or ischaemic according to doctors, is heart disease characterized to stop or reduce the flow of blood to the heart.
This particular heart disease is one of the major causes of death in the western countries.
The word ''ischaemia'' means reduce or limited blood supply.
One of the arteries that supplies blood to the heart is know as ''coronary'', and no any other blood supplies to it except this one. So therefore if this coronary artery is blocked it slows or reduces the supply of blood to the heart. Atherosclerosis is also one of the causes of ischaemia heart disease. The atherosclerosis prevents the flow even when the artery lumen can be see or appear to be normal by angiography.
Primarily, there is a swift narrow severe closure of either the gigantic coronary arteries. This closure is generally caused by hiding of the atheromatous plaques right within the walls of of the human artery, in return they lead to a severe heart attack ( the heart attack is caused by just the artery closure).
The danger of this disease is that it causes damage to the heart muscle by cutting off it's blood pressure.
Symptoms of ischemic heart disease
Never forget that ischemic disease reduces the flow of blood to the arteries, the coronary artery in particular.
With this reduction in blood flow, it leads to so countless number of active symptoms that are very essential. Some of the common symptoms include, chest pain, pressure, or shortness of breath. While other include the following below;
- Usually lasts a short period of time ( 6 minutes or less)
- Is relieved by medicine or rest
- Occurs repeatedly
- Occurs when the heart is at work, usually usually during exercise.
In most cases, ischaemic disease can be life threatening. It is advisable to seek you doctor immediately or call (911).
- Pain in the jaw or neck
- Arm or shoulder pain
- Vomiting without nausea
- Shortness of breathe.
How to prevent this disease
The prevention of ischemic heart disease is solely dependent on the factors that gives increased risk of developing ischemic disease.
Below are few ways to prevent this disease
- Get regular aerobic exercise
- switch to lean proteins
- Eat more vegetables, fruits and grain products
- Always eat a ''healthy diet''
- Learn to cope with stress
- Quit smoking and drinking
- Maintain a healthy weight.
Conclusion
We should understand that the heart is the center of our whole body and therefore proper care and utility must be put in. Eat the right food just as recommended above, because you are what you eat and you are also what you don't eat. And remember also that whenever you notice a funny unusual movement in your body, do well to inform your doctor as soon as possible or you can call (911) or whichever emergency country code you have in your country.
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