What is heart disease and how is it prevented?
Assess in some detail your risk for heart disease and describe your planned preventive measures for each. Use the HealthFinder online checkup and other resources. Circulatory System Diseases. Lower your risk of heart disease (and also cancer and diabetes) by exercising, eating low-fat, low-cholesterol foods, controlling your weight, regular screening tests, and not smoking. News – Cardiovascular disorders http://americanheart.org Explore the heart at http://www.medtropolis.com/VBody.asp Understand some terms like cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), electrocardiogram (EKG), myocardial infarction (MI) and transient ischemic attacks (TIA). The signs of a heart attack are: paleness, anxiety-fear-denial, sweating, shortness of breath, indigestion, tightness or chest pain, overall weakness and nausea. If you have one or more of these 8 signs, don’t wait. Call for help. More on this at www.hsf.ca . Risk factors are conditions or behaviors that increase your likelihood of developing a disease
