What is heart disease?

• Heart disease is a broad term used to describe a range of diseases that affect your heart.

• The heart is the organ that pumps blood.

• If the pumping of the heart becomes unfunctioniable vital organs will suffer.

Heart Disease

• There are many kinds of heart disease that can affect the heart in several ways such as

• Myocardial infarction

• Angina pectoris

• Congential defects

• Heart failure

• stroke

What is a myocardial infarction?

A myocardial infarction is when blood supply to part of the heart is not flowing properly. Which then causes some heart cells to die.

What is Angina Pectoris?

• An angina pectoris is chest pain. Chest pain that is due to coronary heart disease.

• When heart muscles don’t get enough blood as it needs. This happens because one or more of the heart’s arteries is narrowed or blocked.

What is congential defects?

• Problems with the structure of the heart.

• These defects can involve the walls of the heart, the valves of the heart and the arteries and veins near the heart.

• It can also disrupt the normal flow of blood through the heart.

Heart failure

• The heart’s inability to pump an adequate amount of blood through the heart.

• The blood can slow down, be blocked completely, flow in the wrong direction/wrong place.

Stroke

• Blood vessel that supplies blood to the brain is blocked by a blood clot.

• Blood vessel breaks open causing blood to leak into the brain.

• If blood flow is stopped for longer than a few seconds the brain can not get blood and oxygen. Brain cells can die, causing permanent damage.

How to prevent Heart disease

• Eat healthy foods, more fruits and vegetables• Eat foods with less saturated fats• Read food labels• Relax, smile, don’t get angry often, stress can be

harmful by raising blood pressure• Stop smoking• Drinking in moderation• Stay slim and lean• Exercise regularly