Heart disease is not always about blocked arteries. It can also turn up as a condition called pericarditis which is an inflammation or swelling of the pericardium. The pericardium is the protective layer that surrounds the heart muscle. Pericarditis can be caused by a number of problems, not all of them...

There are weight lifting, walking and other physical activities to sculpt the outside of your body, but what about the inside? Your blood vessels could likely use some toning to prevent narrowing of the arteries and other ailments that could cause heart disease. So what exactly is the big deal about...

Heart disease may run in your family but it doesn’t have to run you. There are many ways you can prevent or reduce your risk of heart disease. Don’t fall victim and accept your fate that you will likely die of heart disease. Sure, you may not be able to eliminate risk factors such as your...

Trying to capture all of the different threads that weave itself into heart disease is darn well near impossible. So many different health issues exist that play into the disease including the genetics ties. There is one particular medical condition that has ties with a variety of cardiac problems called...

An aspirin a day could keep the heart attacks at bay … or at least that is what the experts say. Is a daily does of aspirin really an effective tool against heart attacks? The answer is “yes” but it is a conditional “yes” because not everyone can take aspirin. First of all,...

Having a baby is the ultimate showing that life is miraculous. However, that miracle could be put at risk when you are pregnant, particularly if you have some type of heart disease. Being pregnant places quite a burden on a woman’s body, particularly the heart. Pregnancy makes the heart work harder...

Almost 33% of people with heart disease have no idea they have it. That is quite a scary figure and definitely not a little statistical blip in the health radar. There are many heart attack symptoms that resemble other ailments which is a big reason why this 33% figure is so high. In fact, some people...

There are many types of heart disease and cardiovascular disease is one of those types. It is an all-encompassing term that is used to explain the variety of ailments that can affect the blood vessels going to and from your heart as well as the heart itself. Some subcategories of cardiovascular disease...

You do not expect children to have heart disease; after all, isn’t heart attacks and other ailments for old folks? Unfortunately, that is not the case! It’s heartbreaking but kids do get heart disease too. For them, there are two different types of heart disease - congenital and acquired....

Obesity has long been associated with heart disease risk but did you know that some people who could be classified as overweight are actually quite physically fit and in no danger of the disease? For a number of years, doctors have used the standard body mass index (BMI) method to determine whether a...

The heart is like any other muscle - you have to condition it to avoid injury and that means eating right and exercising to provide the nutrients and other things it needs to proper function. Part of this “proper function” is the health of the arteries in your body, especially the ones around...

There are really only two ways that children end up with heart disease - either they are born with some type of congenital defect or the disease is acquired through other means such as illness or even some other type of disease which could harm the heart or blood vessels, sort of a domino effect. One...

When your heart cannot pump enough blood through your body to suit your needs, this condition is known as heart failure. Sometimes called congestive heart failure, there are a number of diseases like hypertension or coronary artery disease that can contribute to this problem. Usually your heart just...

Heart disease is a killer that does not discriminate between men and women or even the various cultures or socioeconomic backgrounds. In fact, it has been called a universal killer because more people die from heart disease each year than other illnesses - several million a year worldwide! With some...

If you are at risk for heart disease or your doctor has said that you do have it, there is no time for regrets on what might have been. Your past diet may have been littered with junk food, eating out and not enough healthy choices. Don’t dwell on what you should have done then, focus on what you...