The heeart is the most important part of our body in the circulatory system.
Obviously once the heart is not in proper condition that affects the other organs' functions also.
One of the important causes of death worldwide is heart disease and its complications.
Coronary heart disease, heart attack, congenital heart defects, angina, problems in the heart rhythm (arrhythmias), cardiomyopathy (heart muscle disease) and stroke all comes under heart problems.
Oxygen and nutrients are supplied through the blood to the body cells and tissues.
This helps the body function normally.
Any malfunctioning of circulatory system affects the entire metabolism of our body.
Narrowing of blood vessels is most common side-effects of coronary heart disease.
This condition arises only because of plaque formation in the arterial walls.
Blood supplied to the brain through plaque affected blood vessels, results in stroke.
If the blockages are there in the kidney, it affects the kidney.
This results in high blood pressure.
This may also result in kidney failure.
Arterial blockages in the intestinal area affect the blood supply to the intestines.
If this blockage happens in the legs or arms, it results in peripheral vascular disease (PVD).
This problem may lead to gangrene and ulceration.
And depending on the severity, it may this lead to amputation of the limb.
In case of a woman born with a congenital heart disease, one can think of pregnancy but one needs to evaluate to prevent complication or fetal death during pregnancy.
To prevent heart disease, one should avoid excess consumption of alcohol, smoking, obesity, high cholesterol levels, physical inactivity and hypertension.