Heart Disease

Known as coronary heart disease is the leading killer of both men and women in the United States each year, this is due to the build up of plaque in the arteries which supply both oxygen and blood to the heart.

There are several uncontrollable risk factors which come from this site:

• age-risk increases with age
• gender-men are at a higher risk than women
• genes-relatives with heart disease increases your likelihood
• race-some races have a higher risk factor, African Americans, Mexican Americans, American Indians, Hawaiians, and Asian Americans

In this video Dr. Dahlman explains the symptoms of heart disease. The chart illustrates how cardiovascular disease is the number one killer of people in the US followed by malignant neoplasms also known as cancer. It is important to take care of your health so if you have heart issues it is important to talk with your doctor, and even if you do not have heart problems it is still important to talk to your doctor before beginning any sort of exercise routine.

If you would like to support those with heart disease please visit this site where you can purchase a heart disease awareness bracelet.