Is your heart working fine? Is your heart healthy? Here are some subtle signs and symptoms that can say a lot about your cardiac health. Never ignore these warning messages that your body is sending you about heart failure. TheHealthSite.com
A heart attack, or myocardial infarction, occurs when blood flow to your heart becomes blocked. It is caused by a blood clot in your coronary arteries, which provide blood to your heart. While people of any sex can have a heart attack, men have a higher risk of having one than women.
Women who suffer from elevated blood pressure during pregnancy are at an increased risk of developing heart diseases and other health problems such as diabetes and stroke in later life.
The family history of heart disease is a non-modifiable risk but it can be reduced by keeping other cardiovascular risk factors under the strictest control, says cardiologist and distinguished professor, PHFI, Dr K Srinath Reddy