Posts Tagged ‘Cardiovascular Disease’
What Are The Cardiovascular Disease?
Cardiovascular disease (CVD), the heart and blood vessels, are:
“Coronary heart disease – disease of the blood vessels supplying the heart muscle (myocardium);
“Cerebrovascular disease – disease of blood vessels supplying the brain;
“Peripheral arterial disease - disease of blood vessels supplying the arms and legs
-Rheumatic heart disease – damage to the heart muscle and heart valves due to rheumatic fever, a disease caused by streptococcal bacteria;
“Congenital heart disease - heart defects present at birth, and
-Deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism – blood clots (thrombus) in the veins of the legs, which can break off (embolus) and lodge in the vessels of the heart and lungs. Read the rest of this entry »