Common Heart Problems You Must Know About

Heart disease also referred to as a cardiovascular disease is a condition, affecting the health of the heart. The disease will narrow the blood vessels or block them, causing chest pain, heart attack or stroke. Some of the most common heart problems include:-

• CAD or the Coronary artery disease: An individual will suffer from CAD when the bad cholesterol increases the plaque in the arteries of the heart. Thus, the patient will experience shortness of breath, chest pain and tiredness. However, men are more prone to chest pain than women.

• Congestive heart failure: This is another common heart problem found in humans. An individual will suffer from this disease when the heart muscles become firm or weak.  This creates problems in the heart muscles of the patient, thus changing or decreasing the ability of the heart to pump blood. Although the inability to breath is the most common indication of the disease, some people may experience inflammation in their legs or ankles.

• Arrhythmia: This heart problem causes excessive fluctuation of heartbeat, making the heartbeat slow at some times and fast at other times.  

• Valvular heart infection: This disease is caused due to the development of problems in any one of the four valves of the heart.

• Aortic Aneurysms: This heart disease develops when aorta, the larger blood vessel in the heart, expands or swells. People having the underlying conditions such as high blood pressure are more prone to suffer from this heart disease. Some may suffer from this disease due to heredity as well.

Some infections such as tuberculosis, and other viral infections may affect the health of the heart directly. These infections can agitate the sac, which is close to the heart and may cause pericarditis.

Some viruses may also attack the muscles of the heart and harm them. This may lead to the heart disease known as myocarditis. Sometimes, bacteria can contaminate the valves in the heart, which may cause endocarditis. Inborn heart conditions may also create heart problems in people while they grow.