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Coronary Heart Disease

- A family history of coronary heart disease

- Being a male; males are more prome to CHD

- Being over sixty-five years of age

- Diabetes

- Smoking

- High blood pressure

- Poor physical fitness in general

- Menopause in women

- Infection that causes inflammation of the artery wall

Coronary heart disease (CHD), which is also known as coronary artery disease (CAD) & atherosclerotic heart disease, is the result of accumulation of atheromatous plaques (an abnormal inflammatory accumulation of the macrophage white blood cells) within the walls of the arteries.

The symptoms & signs of coronary heart disease are only be noted in the advanced state of the disease. Most individual persons who suffer from coronary heart disease can have no evidence of its existence for long and extended periods of time before they have a stroke.

Symptoms leading to coronary heart disease may not always be easily readable, as many live with clogged arteries for years before they realize they have a problem. Usually people suffering from coronary heart disease walk in the emergency room with a heart attack on their hands.

Here are a few of the symptoms that may help you recognize this disease:

- Chest pain

- Pain in the left arm

- Shortness of breath

- Pain radiating from between the shoulder blades as far as the jaw bone area

As prevention is always better then treatment, one should attempt & have regular check ups & follow the doctor’s advice. Knowing in time that you’re likely to have a heart problem may save you from being faced with an emergency situation, which can sometimes turn to be fatal.

Coronary Heart Disease - Can you stop it?

Coronary heart disease is the most common of heart diseases in the western world. Here are some ways to stop ever suffering from it in the near future:

- Decrease your cholesterol level.

- Maintain your ideal body weight ? obesity is one of the main factors of coronary heart disease.

- If you’re a smoker, this is yet another reason you should stop smoking.

- Have a healthy diet & exercise ? some doctors strongly recommend diets rich in omega-3 fatty acids & vitamin C.

Proper diet & exercise have always have always been the key to maintaining one’s health, & for centuries man has practiced this as being the best natural medicine.

Health is our most valuable possession, & once lost it can rarely be returned to its former state. One should always attempt to make an effort to maintain what we naturally have ? good health.If you’re unfortunate enough to have coronary heart disease consult your medical professional to discover the best ways of preventing the accumulation of yet more harmful plaque in your arteries.

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Paul Schaverien has suffered heart failure & disease for the past 10 years, having been hospitalized approximately sixty-five times during that time - he knows heart disease

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