Each type of heart disease has different symptoms, although all the heart disease has the same symptom. The symptoms that you have depend on the harshness and type of your heart condition. Go and visit the doctor if you feel that something it’s wrong with your heart and you start to feel bad.

If the symptoms of heart disease persist you should go and make some analysis. It’s good that 1 or 2 time in a year to make some analysis so that you can be sure that you are healthy or if you have some problems to avoid them in time and don’t let time for the disease to expand.



Symptoms of Coronary Artery Disease:
The most frequent symptom of coronary artery disease is angina or chest pain. Angina can be described as a pressure, discomfort, painful feelings in your chest. Angina is usually felt in the chest but it also can be felt in the shoulders, throat, neck, back, arms.



Other symptoms of Coronary Artery Disease:
-a faster heartbeat
-palpitations
-shortness of breath
-weakness
-sweating

I have read here about the symptoms of a heart attack.

Symptoms of a heart attack can include:
- Discomfort, pressure, heaviness, pain in the arm, chest or below the breastbone.
- Indigestion
- Sweating, vomiting
-Extreme weakness, anxiety or shortness of breath
-Discomfort radiating to the back, jaw, throat or arm.

During a heart attack, symptoms typically last 30 minutes or longer. Initial symptoms can start as a small discomfort and progress to significant pain.

There are some peoples that have a heart attack without any symptom.

Symptoms of Arrhythmias.

Symptoms of Arrhythmias are:
- palpitations
-pounding in your chest
-dizziness or feeling light-headed
- chest discomfort
-weakness or fatigue

You can also read on this web site a lot more about the symptoms of heart disease. It’s good when you have one of these symptoms to call 911 Emergency. Don’t waste any moment because you don’t know what could happen and you might be in danger.

It’s good to go and see a doctor frequently, take medications and eat healthy. The heart disease problems are extremely dangerous and you must treat them seriously and take the pills that the doctor gives to you.

Here is the heart disease blog where you will find all your questions and problems. Don’t hesitate and take a look.

If you know that you have problems with your heart, than beware from the sun and effort. For example players that are discovered with heart problems are not able to play anymore. All in all, heart disease is a serious problem that a lot of people have and you must be careful with it and if you feel any of the symptoms of heart disease, consult a doctor so he can give you the good pills.

Many people who suffer from kidney disease don’t know it because the early symptoms of kidney disease are very subtle. Some people find out after many years about this disease and it takes several years to go from kidney disease to kidney failure. Some of the people live their life without getting kidney failure.

It’s important to know the symptoms of kidney disease so that you can prevent worsening disease and help you to get the treatment you need to feel great again.



If you or someone has one of the following symptoms of kidney disease then, you should see a doctor and do a blood test and urine.



Here are the symptoms that you may have if you suffer from this kidney disease:Symptom 1: Changes in Urination Kidneys produces urine, so when the kidney failing, the urine may change. How the urine can change?

-         You may have to wake up in the night and go to urinate

-         You may urinate less frequently, or in smaller quantity than usual with dark colored urine.

-         Your urine can contain blood.

-         Urine may be foamy or bubbly. You may urinate more often, or in greater amounts than normal, with light urine.

-         You may feel pressure or have difficulty urinating.

I have read here what patients say about this disease: "When you go to use the restroom, you couldn't get it all out. And it would still feel just like tightness down there, there was so much pressure."

Symptom 2: Swelling
Failing kidneys don’t eliminate extra fluid, which build up in your body causing swelling in the legs, feet, face, ankles and/or hands.

Symptom 3: Fatigue
Healthy kidneys make a hormone called erythropoietin that inform your body to make oxygen-carrying red blood cells. As the kidneys fail, they produce less erythropoietin. With fewer red bloods cells to carry the oxygen, your brain and muscles will become tired very fast. This condition is called anemia.

The patient say: "I was constantly exhausted and didn't have any pep or anything."
You can read on this web site all the symptoms that this disease has. It’s good to protect you from it and frequently visit your doctor, make a couple of analysis.

I have read here about the questions that you may put to your doctor about kidney disease and how to prevent it. All in all, kidney disease is dangerous if you don’t treat it well and let the disease to reach the last stage. It’s important to go to the doctor if you feel one of the symptoms so that he can give to you the treatment to feel fine.

Cardiovascular disease is  a global concern: according to World Health Organization (WHO), there are over 300 risk factors associated with CVD and stroke, and CVD risk factors currently affecting people worldwide.
Contrary to general belief according to which CVD affects men, especially in developed countries, over 80% of deaths caused by CVD occur in countries with high and low life, almost equally among male and female.

Cardiovascular disease signs and symptoms: No symptoms of CVD, the first sign is, in most cases, a heart attack or stroke. This proves the importance of awareness of each individual risk and takes measures to prevent CVD. However, some people show certain symptoms.

Various forms of cardiovascular disease
- Coronary heart disease (IC), a disease of blood vessels that irrigate the heart. IC implications include:
- Myocardial infarction (MI, or heart attack)
- Angina (chest pain)
- Some arrhythmia (abnormal heart rhythms).
- Cardiovascular diseases, diseases of blood vessels that irrigate the brain. The implications of cerebral disease include:
- Stroke (brain cell disorder caused by insufficient blood supply)
- Transient ischemic attack (temporary impairment of vision, speech, touch or movement)
- Peripheral arterial disease (PAD), a disease of the blood vessels that irrigate arms and legs, which can result in intermittent pain or cramping, especially during exercise, the leg muscles.
- Most common cardiovascular disease signs and symptoms of heart attack include pain or discomfort in the center of the chest, arms, left shoulder, elbow, jaw or back. Other symptoms include dyspnea (difficulty breathing) and respiratory failure, malaise, vomiting, apathy or fainting, cold sweat, pale.



- The most common symptom of stroke is sudden feeling of weakness of the face and limbs, most often on one side. Other symptoms include rapid onset following: atrophy of the face and limbs, most often on one side of the body, confusion, difficulty speaking or understanding; difficulty for one or both eyes, difficulty in movement, dizziness, loss of balance or coordination; pronounced migraines with no precise cause, fainting or unconsciousness.

Risk factors for cardiovascular disease
- There are a number of well defined risk factors that can be divided into two main categories: modifiable (those that can be influenced) and unchanged (those that cannot be influenced or treated).
- The main modifiable risk factors account for about 80% of ischemic heart disease and cerebral disease.



Modifiable risk factors
- Hypertension
- Dyslipidemia (abnormal levels of cholesterol)
- Diabetes / disturbance of glucose tolerance
- Smoking
- Obesity (BMI 30)
- Lack of physical activity
- GFR <60 mL / min (diabetic kidney disease)

Modifiable risk factors
-Age (55 years for men, 65 years for women)
- Premature CVD family history

An introduction to cardiovascular disease – no. 1 "killer" at a global level
What is cardiovascular disease? The term "cardiovascular disease" (CVD) is attributed to a variety of diseases affecting the heart and blood vessels, among them are ischemic cardiomyopathy (IC), cardiovascular disease, hypertension (high blood pressure) or peripheral arterial disease (BAP ).

Other cardiovascular diseases are myocardial (heart disease caused by rheumatic fever) and congenital heart disease (heart malformations present at birth).CVD is associated with heart attacks (myocardial infarction), angina and stroke.

Impact of cardiovascular diseases
- One third of deaths worldwide are caused by CVD, thus constituting the main cause of death worldwide. Moreover, CVD is responsible for more deaths worldwide than cancer, chronic respiratory failure and diabetes combined.

- In addition to the impact they have on countries and populations as factors of death, CVD is also a major cause of disability and chronic diseases, representing a considerable burden on health systems and economics. By 2020, it is estimated that CVD will become the leading cause of disability, ahead of infectious diseases.

- CVD affects more people of middle age, reducing their income and savings potential. In 2003, CVD cost the EU 169 billion, while U.S. annual cost was estimated at 403 billion dollars in 2006. A reduction in mortality and morbidity from CVD would have a major beneficial effect on the rising costs of medical care, and would promote the socioeconomic development of communities and nations.



- An estimated 17 million people die every year from CVD.

- Every two seconds a death occurs as a result of CVD, a heart attack every five seconds and one stroke every six seconds.

- Of the 17.5 million deaths from CVD in 2005, it was estimated that 7.6 million were due to coronary heart disease and 5.7 - of stroke.

- Of the 10 millions of people who survive a stroke each year, over five million are left with permanent disabilities, becoming a burden to families and communities.

- The total number of deaths caused by CVD is estimated to reach approximately 25 million by 2020.

Causes- Events such as acute myocardial infarction and stroke are predominantly caused by atherosclerosis, for example the progressive deposit of fatty material (e.g. cholesterol, cellular waste and platelets) on the arterial wall of blood vessels that irrigate the heart or brain. Residual accumulation determines lesions. In time, these lesions get larger and expands, thus narrowing the artery and limiting the amount of blood that flows through the dishwasher. Blood vessel can thus strengthen and lose flexibility.

- As the heart and brain are not properly irrigated, the limitation of blood flow associated with atherosclerosis, can cause cardiovascular problems such as angina. More significant limitations may degenerate into serious cardiovascular events including heart attacks and stroke.

- Dilated arteries can break, developing blood clots that can completely block the vessels, causing heart attacks and stroke.

An important symptom of heart disease is shortness of breath, which means weight breathing. The patient feels a shortness of breath or feel like suffocating. In this situation an increase of frequency and amplitude of the breathing movement is noticed. The syndrome is seen in mitral and aortic, hypertension, in pericarditis and myocarditis. All these diseases have one common characteristic: the blood is unable to travel easily to the left heart chambers and thus stagnates in the lungs, reducing the possibilities of exchanging gases, taking oxygen from the air and eliminate carbon dioxide. Stagnation of blood in lung capillaries network is accentuated by the fact that the right ventricle, being healthy, sends the same amount of normal heart blood, which the left ventricle, suffering, can not fully push forward. If such a patient is forced to do more exercise (climbing several stories), is a pretty long and intense dyspnea, which requires the patient to stop and rest.



Very often, especially after exercise, some pains may appear in the left side of chest. In some diseases such as angina, myocardial infarction and dry pericarditis, chest pain is very intense, being the dominant symptom of heart disease. In angina pectoris and myocardial infarction the pain is caused by poor irrigation of cardiac muscle, and in pericarditis it appears because of the friction between the pericardial foils, inflamed and thickened. Heartache can be also met in some cases of volume growth in certain rooms of the heart, which compresses the spine or sternum bone.

That sometimes happens in mitral stenosis when dilated left atrium causes back pain, in the shoulder blade region. But not all pain that is felt in the heart is caused suffering by this organ. For example, the exaggerated overgrowth of air in the stomach or intestine may be accompanied by localized pain in the heart, but in reality these are caused by the fact that the air bag, sometimes very large, clicks on the heart, especially when the one in cause is at rest on the left.
A heart beats day and night, but its rhythmic contractions don’t bother, when they become noticeable, there is an unpleasant sensation, discomfort, palpitation.



Normally there is a threshold of sensitivity nerve. Only when this is exceeded, heartbeats are known as palpitations. Some people show an increased state of excitability of the nervous system, because the sensitivity threshold is easily exceeded. In this category belong tired, emotive people, those who abuse tobacco, alcohol coffee, tea, and people with different disorders from the glands with internal secretion, those with higher gas retention in the stomach or intestine. All of them often complain of palpitations, although their heart is sick and her rhythm is normal.

There are some major risk factors unchanged which must be included in heart disease information because it will help you to better understand the completed list of risk factors of heart disease: those minor factors and those major ones. 
-Age - Over 83% of people who die of coronary heart disease are over 65 years.



-Gender - Men have a higher risk of cardiac arrest than women. In women the rate of deaths from heart disease increases after menopause, but still doesn’t equals the one from men.

-Genetic inheritance - children whose parents suffer from cardiac diseases show a high risk of disease. African Americans are more affected of hypertension and show a higher risk of cardiac disease compared with Europeans. A high risk is presented at Hispanics, native Americans of Hawaii, largely because high rates of diabetes and obesity. Most patients with a positive family history for heart disease, shows and other risk factors. As you can not modify age, sex and race, you can not change any family history. Therefore, it is important to address and modify other risk factors.- Other factors that increase the risk of heart disease

Stress- People’s reaction to stress  can be be a risk factor. Scientists have observed a connection between the emergence of heart disease, stress, socioeconomic status and hygiene habits of individuals. These factors may be associated with established risk factors: people under stress are eating too much, you can start smoking or smoking more than normal.

Alcohol - Alcohol abuse can increase blood pressure, can trigger a heart attack or stroke . He is also responsible for the emergence of diseases such as hyperglycemia , cancer or arrhythmia .Heart disease risk in people who consume alcohol in moderation (two glasses per day for men and one women) is lower than those who do not drink any alcohol.

- Other interesting and useful heart disease information is related to cholesterol and cardiovascular disease.

Cholesterol can be both "good" and "bad. It is therefore important to distinguish between two types of cholesterol, to know how it influences health and how to control cholesterol. Informing yourself on cholesterol, you can take care of the heart, lead a healthy life and reduce the risk of heart disease.  To control cholesterol, eat foods low in saturated fat and cholesterol, maintain a proper weight, exercise regularly and follow medical advice. But what is cholesterol?  Cholesterol is a waxy substance similar to fat that is found in the blood and all body cells.



Cholesterol is an important element of a healthy body because it’s used to produce cell membranes, some hormones and fulfills other functions. But when the amount of cholesterol in the blood is too high, it represents a major risk factor for coronary heart disease, can trigger a heart attack or stroke. Hypercholesterolemy is the medical term for high blood cholesterol.

Cholesterol can be obtained in two ways. A part is produced by the body and the rest comes from animal products such as red meat, chicken or fish, eggs, butter, cheese and milk. Plant products (fruits, vegetables, grains) contain no cholesterol. Some plant products may contain trans fats, which cause the body to produce more cholesterol.

Cholesterol and other fats do not dissolve in blood, but are transported to and from cells by lipoproteins. Lipoproteins LDL (low density) are also called "bad" cholesterol, because they can clog arteries, increasing the risk of heart attack or stroke. Lipoproteins HDL (high density), or "good" cholesterol remove cholesterol from arteries. Studies show that HDL-cholesterol reduce the risk of cardiac arrest.

Prevent heart disease: following these simple steps you can reduce the risk factors for heart disease, heart attack and stroke.



-Stop smoking. How hard it may seem to stop smoking, recovering after a heart attack or stroke, or life with a chronic illness is more difficult.

-Reduce blood cholesterol. Fatty deposits in arteries are a danger to your life. Sooner or later they may cause cause a heart attack or stroke . You have to reduce the intake of saturated fat and trans fat and do more exercise. If diet and exercises are not helping, then the solution is medication. Ask your doctor's opinion before taking medication.

Normal cholesterol values are:
-Total Cholesterol: below 200 mg / dL
-LDL-cholesterol ("bad" cholesterol):
-Low risk of heart disease: under 160 mg / dL
-The average heart disease risk: less than 130 mg / dL
-High risk of heart disease: less than 100 mg / dL
-HDL-cholesterol ("good" cholesterol) above 40 mg / dl at men and 50 mg / dl at women
-Triglycerides: below 150 mg / dL.



-Controlled hypertension. Hypertension is the most important risk factor for stroke. Recovery after stroke is difficult and affected individuals may remain with physical disabilities. Avoid excess of salt, take prescription drugs and not neglect physical activity. Your blood must reach 120/80 mmHg.

-Take daily exercise. Research shows that practicing physical activity 30-60 minutes most days of the week can reduce blood pressure, cholesterol and maintain a healthy weight. If you fail to exercise, time to start with a moderate-intensity activity. Studies show that people with a good physical condition are less likely to die earlier.

-Maintain a healthy weight. Obesity is a risk factor for hypercholesterolemia , hypertension, and insulin resistance - an early form of type 2 diabetes. These conditions are themselves cardiovascular risk factors. A good nutrition and physical activity are the only ways to maintain a healthy weight.

-Keep diabetes under control. Diabetics are 2-4 times more prone to cardiovascular disease because of the presence of risk factors such as hypertension, hypercholesterolemia , smoking, obesity and sedentary lifestyle.



-Reduce stress. Some researchers have observed a connection between coronary heart disease risk and stress of life of people who can influence and other risk factors for heart disease and stroke. Thus, persons subject to stress are eating too much, you can start smoking or to smoke more than normal. Research has shown that stress reaction in young adults indicate they are exposed to risk at their age.

-Limit alcohol consume. Excess alcohol can increase blood pressure, cause heart failure and cause a stroke. It is also responsible for increased triglyceride levels, the occurrence of rhythm disturbances ( arrhythmia ), cancer or other diseases  worsening. The risk of heart disease in people who consume alcohol in moderation (two glasses per day for men and one women) is lower than those who do not drink any alcohol.

The things you must do to prevent heart disease are simple but will help you a lot. All you need is just ambition and willingness.

The heart is a strong, muscular pump with the size of a fist that pumps blood through the circulatory system. Every day, the heart beats (expands and contracts) 100,000 times and pumps about 7200 gallons of blood. In a life of 70 years, the heart beats more than 2.5 billion times. The circulatory system is a network of elastic tubes through which circulates blood, carrying oxygen and nutrients to all body cells. It includes the heart, lungs, arteries, arterioles (small arteries), capillaries (the smallest blood vessels), venue (small veins) and veins through which blood returns to heart. If all blood vessels were laid end to end, they would be 100,000 km, enough to circle the Earth twice. Blood brings oxygen and nutrients to all organs and tissues, including the heart. He also picks up waste products from cells, which will be eliminated by the kidneys, liver and lungs.



Major causes of heart disease are those that significantly increase the risk of cardiovascular disease (heart and blood vessels). Other factors cause an increased risk of cardiovascular disease, but their importance and prevalence has not yet been precisely determined. The last ones are also called minor causes of heart disease. American Heart Association has identified several risk factors, some of which can be controlled and others not. With as many risk factors present, the possibility of developing coronary heart disease is higher. In addition, this possibility increases with increasing levels of each risk factor. Thus, a person with a total cholesterol of 300 mg / dL shows a greater risk than another with 245 mg / dL, although all individuals whose total cholesterol exceeds 240 mg / dL shows a very high risk.

-Major unchangeable risk factors:
-Age
-Sex (male)
-Genetic heritage (including race)
-Major modifiable risk factors:
-Moking
-Hypercholesterolemia
-Hypertension
-Sedentary
-Obesity
-Diabetes

Other factors that increase the risk of heart disease:
-Stress
-Alcohol



Major risk factors that can be modified, treated or or controlled through the change of lifestyle or with the help of drugs:

-Smoking – the risk at which smokers are exposed is 2-4 times higher than that of non-smokers. Smoking is a major risk factor and can cause sudden death in patients with coronary artery disease. People who smoke cigars or pipes present a high risk of death from coronary heart disease (and even stroke), but this risk is even greater in cigarette smokers. Inhalation of cigarette smoke (passive smoking) increases the risk of heart disease even for non-smokers.

-High level of cholesterol - with increasing blood cholesterol, increases the risk of heart disease emergence. Pairing this with other risk factors (smoking and hypertension ) cause an additional increase in risk.

-Arterial hypertension  - is a risk factor for stroke , cardiac arrest, congestive heart failure and kidney failure When hypertension is associated with obesity , smoking, high cholesterol or diabetes , the risk of a heart attack or stroke increases several times.



-Sedentary, moderate and regular physical activity prevents heart disease and heart, helps control blood cholesterol, diabetes and obesity.

-Obesity – overweight persons, and especially those with extra fat around the waist, are more at risk of developing a heart disease and stroke even if it doesn’t shows other risk factors. Excess body fat increases heart activity, increased blood pressure, blood cholesterol and triglycerides and decreased HDL-cholesterol levels ("good" cholesterol). It can increase the possibility of diabetes.

-Hyperglycemia - Diabetes significantly increases the risk of cardiovascular disease. Even if you keep glycemia under control, diabetes increases the risk of heart disease and stroke.

At first sight, the Lyme disease may seem a very ordinary illness like a childhood disease which appears and many times it disappears with no consult or treatment. There are lots of causes of Lyme disease and also, there are lots of symptoms of this illness. As causes can be prevented, for example, a woman who goes to doctor before getting pregnant (or even when she's pregnant), as well the symptoms can be cured. The first and most important step is the prevention.



When going out with your family for a walk or for a barbecue in the garden or you'd like to spend some time in the forest, put on you a t-shirt with long sleeves, trousers that covers your feet and also, don't wear sandals or any other pair of shoes which doesn't cover your feet. But, if the solution with prevention, didn't worked in your case and now you suffer of symptoms of  Lyme disease: chills, fatigue, headache, muscle cramps, you should go to a medic urgently, otherwise the symptoms of this disease will get worst.

Talking about the evolution of this illness, the symptoms can get very bad even that nobody would think that a deer bite can produce so much pain. Loosing your memory is the worst symptom of Lyme disease which won't be late in appearing, especially if you don't call a doctor to consult you and give you a specialized treatment. There are few cases in which the disease disappeared without a treatment, but left untreated, the infection spreads to other parts of the body in a few weeks, causing a variety of symptoms:



-Motor weakness of both sides of the face, Bell's Palsy ;
-Severe headache and neck stiffness due to meningitis ;
- pain that leads to sleeplessness ;
-Throb and dizziness due to arrhythmia;
- Migration of joint-pain.
Most symptoms are resolved even without treatment.

After months of infection 60% of patients will have intermittent arthritis with severe joint pain and swelling, knees being especially affected. Other 5 percent will develop neurological chronic pain states, tingling, decreased ability to concentrate and short-term memory.  Most patients respond to treatment, especially if initiated early in the disease, a small percentage will have symptoms after years:
-Muscle pain
- Arthritis
-Tired
- Insomnia
-Cognitive disabilities.
Treatment of Lyme disease

The disease is treated with oral antibiotics:
-Doxycycline
- Amoxicillin
- Cefuroxime



People with damage to the CNS and heart are in need of intravenous therapy:
- Ceftriaxon
- Penicillin 
The treatment is maintained on a period of 14-28 days.

Prophylaxis :Measures to be taken to prevent Lyme disease:
-Avoid tick areas: forests, shrubs, in May, June, July.
- Use anti-insect sprays: permethrin, wearing long clothing, and light-colored molded forested areas.

Lyme disease is a bacterial infection that is transmitted by the tick bite. The most common symptoms are fever, fatigue, headache and erythema. Because these symptoms are encountered in many other diseases, an exam must be done before making a differential diagnosis. Isodex scapularis, the deer tick or black tick is the vector of the infectious bacterium Borrelia burgdorferi. It is responsible for the Lyme illness.



It normally lives in mice, squirrels and other small animals. The tick has three developmental stages: larva, nymph and adult. When an uninfected tick feeds on blood of a sick animal, it ingest the harmful bacteria .This will live in the tick’s intestine, and at it’s next meal it will infect another animal or human. Most cases of infection occur in late spring or summer when the tiny tick nymphs are most active in the environment and human activities are frequent. The ticks live in deer fur, which doesn’t get sick from Lyme disease. The rest live in the fur deer ticks, which do not get sick from Lyme disease. The treatment is with antibiotics.



Causes : the deer tick is the principal vector of Lyme disease but has not been demonstrated whether other ticks may or may not become vectors. Other ways of disease transmission:
-People contacts;
- Transmission during pregnancy ;
-Blood transfusions;
- Animals.

Interpersonal transmission: not yet proved that the disease could be transmitted through kissing, touching and sex with an infected person. During pregnancy the disease can lead to infection in the placenta and abortion, but we haven’t yet registered negative effects on the fetus if the mother is treated properly with antibiotics. It have not been registered disease transmission through breast feeding.

Although there were no recorded cases of infection by blood transfusion, it has been found that the infected bacteria survives in the conserved blood for donation. Sick people can donate 12 months after the last dose of antibiotic treatment. Pets can do Lyme disease but no evidence that they may become vectors for the human body, instead they bring ticks into the house and garden. The disease is not transmitted through squirrel or deer meat, but it should still be cooked to appropriate temperatures.



Symptoms : The first sign of infection is usually a circular erythema called migratory. It occurs in 70-80% of the infected people and begins at the area where the tick bite after a period of up to three to thirty days. A distinguishing feature of the redness is the graduate expansion over several days, reaching up to 30 cm . The center of the erythema may become colored as it expands being compared with an ox-eye. Can be hot and not painful. Some people develop other flushes in different areas over several days.

Other symptoms of Lyme disease:
- Fatigue ;
- Chills;
- Fever ;
- Headache
- muscle cramps;
- lymphadenopathy .
In some cases, redness may be missing.