6 little known facts about heart disease

Perhaps the danger of becoming a victim heart attack or stroke you have more than you think. Disease prevention Heart - the best way of protection, but you need to know some facts well, related to health of the body.

Heart diseases

1. Heart disease - the main cause of death among women

Once upon a time heart diseases   considered a "male disease", but now they carry more women's lives. Alas, knows this only 12% of representatives women. But risk factors for these diseases in women and men same: a family history of disease, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, cigarette smoking, diabetes.

2. Up to 80% of heart disease can be prevented

It's never too late, and certainly especially early to make changes in lifestyle that will help protect heart. Regularly measure pressure, limit alcohol consumption, go on a healthy diet, not smoking, control your weight (especially dangerous excess fat on the abdomen), three times a week, get exercise, reduce the level of stress.

3. Pregnancy and childbirth increase the risk of stroke

Indeed, the risk of transfer stroke in women after pregnancy and childbirth above. However, most often it is observed in those women who before birth did not differ good health. For example, those who have had a strain of the blood vessels or eclampsia.

4. Hormonal contraceptives are dangerous for the heart

As a rule, such contraceptives do not pose an additional risk for cardiovascular system, but if you take the pills woman smokes, the risk heart disease , High blood pressure and blood clots increases. Therefore smoking women need to consult doctors on the choice of contraceptives.

5. The risk of heart disease rises after menopause

During the transition to state menopause, the ovaries stop producing the hormone estrogen needed to protecting the heart. In postmenopausal women is also observed an elevated level of cholesterol and triglycerides. Hormonal changes increase the risk of thrombus formation.

6. Excessive alcohol consumption is dangerous for the heart

Drinking too much amount of liquor increases blood pressure, which increases the risk of strokes and heart attacks. But we should not think that it threatens only those who drank a bottle of vodka a day. Excessive drinking is more two drinks per day or per week 9. (READ MORE)

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