Archives: 2008 February

Ischaemic heart disease is the lesser-known name of the condition that is the biggest killer out of all heart diseases across Europe and America.
What is Ischaemic heart disease?
Ischaemia means reduced blood supply, so Ischaemic heart disease is the reduction in the blood supply to the heart.
The blood supply is affected by the narrowing of the […]

Hypertension is another way of saying high blood pressure. Hypertension takes place when the pressure of the blood is too great for the large arteries to handle. Hypertension often shows no outward symptoms and therefore having your blood pressure measured by your doctor is very important. Often toted as a “silent killer ” or […]

Its disheartening to say but heart disease can be hereditary. If a member of your immediate family, that is you mother, father, brother or sister has suffered with heart disease at some point in their life, especially if the heart condition was suffered when your family member was young in age.
Unfortunately genetics can be cruel […]

Heart disease can strike anyone. It’s a huge problem that is responsible for plenty of deaths throughout the world. In this article, we’ll go over some statistics that relate to heart disease so that you can better understand the problem that it represents in society as we know it today.
- Heart disease is clearly one […]