Coronary Artery Disease

Coronary Artery Disease / Ischemic Heart Disease is one of the major causes of death in the modern days in the globe. I remember some of my friends and relatives passed away because of this problem. There was nothing wrong with them except being unaware of their own health state and susceptible host of this sad consequence. Some of them were found dead in their bed early in the morning.

I remember one of the youth leader died because of heart attack. I remember his ambitions to be a top leader and his speeches and explanations of the dreams to the public.I asked what was the reason of death. The doctor said that it is because of heart attack.  After this incident, there was huge cry and guess work going on among the people around me. I remember few more incidents, writing this right now. Awareness is very important thing which keeps us safe and healthy. Prevention of such an incidence is my motto here.

Human Heart

Ischemic Heart Disease /Coronary Artery Disease is a condition when the blood vessels that supplies blood with oxygen and nutrients to the  heart are unable to perform their job. Main reason of this problem is taken as cholesterol deposition and blockage in the wall of blood vassals (coronary arteries). Lack of blood supply, oxygen and nutrients causes chest pain, heart attack .    

 Causes: 

•  Bad food habit : Fatty foods, too much high carbohydrate food consumption

• Smoking: smoking increases chances 

   
• High Cholesterol: Negligence of health check up and  no cholesterol control strategies i.e increase healthy heart foods, exercise, no cholesterol medication, no regular visit to your medical doctor.   

Heart Attack
• Insulin Treatment Failure / Diabetes: If you are diabetic and you also have high blood pressure or cholesterol, you need to be extra careful. Regular medications and medical visits, diet, exercise are essential.   

• Hereditary or Family History: If you have family history of such problem be extra careful. 

• Hypertension/ High Blood Pressure:  The blood pressure needs to be monitored regularly and needs to use proper medication, to control your blood pressure with various strategies. 

• Obesity/ Over Weight : Control your weight gain and know your BMI. Change your food habit and exercise routine.   

Ways to Prevent /Control Ischemic Heart Disease / Coronary Artery Disease: 

As I explained above you need to work out for eliminating the causes of the disease. Prevention is always better than cure.

• Low fat and carbohydrate diet. Control your weight gain and maintain your health. Increase the heart healthy foods every day.

• Regular exercise

• Quit Smoking

• Treat and work for preventing high blood pressure

• Treat and work for preventing high cholesterol

• Regular medical check up and know yourself  ( if family history is there be aware and careful for that)

• Treatment of diabetes and regular follow up and diabetes control and prevention strategies

• Change your life style. Build regular exercise habit and eating habit of you and your family.