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by touqeeralam99 on Aug 26, 2009

THE DIRECT CAUSES OF HEART DISEASE: The direct causes of coronary heart disease and heart attack are factors like these: - Narrowing of blood vessels in the heart and the rest of the body by arteriosclerosis. - High blood cholesterol level. - High blood pressure. - Over-weight. - Diabetes. - High level of the amino acid homocystein in the blood. - High content of low density lipoprotein (LDL) and low content of high density lipoprotein (HDL) in the blood. Lipoprotein is a combination of protein and fatty substances bound together. - Inflammation in the circulatory system. - High age. - Inherited tendencies for high cholesterol levels and heart disease. - Men have somewhat greater chance of getting heart disease than women. These factors are interrelated in complicated ways, and are causing or amplifying each other. For example, arteriosclerosis will cause higher blood pressure, and high blood pressure will cause even more arteriosclerosis. Many of these factors...Read More >>



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