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CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES

Cardiovascular system consists of heart and blood vessels. Primary function of the cardio vascular system is to deliver oxygenated blood and nutrients to every cell of the body.

Cardiovascular diseases are killing so many people world wide. Symptoms of cardiovascular problem are many.

Coronary disease is one of the most common cardiovascular problem we see which leads to death in many adults.

Coronary disease in simple words can be defined as narrowing and obstruction of the coronary arteries.

Most of the cardiovascular patients have the history of atherosclerosis.

Atherosclerosis it generally affects the coronary and cerebral arteries.

Many patients complaint of chest pain that is because of insufficient supply of blood to the heart muscle which we term as acute myocardial ischemia.

Whenever myocardium has insufficient amount of oxygen and unable to fail required amount of oxygen demand it leads to ‘angina pectoris’ in which patients feel choking in the chest.

Heart attack this term we all know and it is the most common heart problem. It is also termed as acute myocardial infarction. It occurs when any portion of the heart muscle is deprived of coronary blood flow.

Congestive heart failure which is also called as chronic heart failure. It occurs when heart is unable to pump the sufficient of blood to its chambers.

Cardiac tamponade occurs when there is any injury or trauma to the heart. Where excessive fluid accumulates within the pericardium, a membrane of heart.

Cardiogenic shock occurs when heart gets damaged badly and cant pump the sufficient blood .

The above all are some of the diseases of heart. Hope this article helps you in understanding the most commonly occurring diseases of heart.

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