One
of the highest rates of death due to heart disease in the world
affects the United Kingdom (UK). According to statistics, one British
adult dies from the disease every three minutes; meanwhile stroke
ranks third as the country's biggest killer, causing the death of
70,000 men and women each year.
Experts
explain that heart attacks happen when blood flow is closed, often
because a blood clot occurs, while strokes when a blood tube in
your brain suddenly are caused by blocked or burst of blood vessels.
There
exist various and different heart conditions, such as heart attack,
heart failure, heart muscle disease, heart valve disease, congenital
heart defects, angina, hardened arteries, high blood pressure and
disturbed heart rhythm.
These
conditions -such as heart failure, when blood is not pumped around
the body in a proper way, along with congenital heart defects- can
cause long term problems and death for sufferers.
The
importance of heart is vital. This body organ pumps blood through
the body carrying oxygen and other nutrients to the areas that need
it. However, serious illness and even death can result when this
process is interrupted or does not work correctly.
Although
men are more likely to suffer from heart disease than women, people
with poor diet, who smoke and do not exercise, are in greater risk
for developing a heart related disease.
In
order to alleviate symptoms or save the lives of sufferers there
exist different tests and treatments, including drugs, heart bypass
surgery and transplants.
Article written by Hector Milla, editor of http://www.heartdiseasesympton.com
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Heart Diseases: UK Has the Highest Heart Disease Rates of the World