Understanding Risk Factors and How to Prevent Heart Disease

KOMPAS.com – Heart disease is one of the leading causes of death in the world.

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) data also mentions heart disease as the leading cause of death for most of the world’s population.

Although this disease is classified as deadly, we can minimize the risk.

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Types of heart disease

Many people think of heart disease with cardiovascular disease.

In fact, heart disease refers to problems and deformities in the heart organ itself.

Some diseases and conditions that are classified as heart disease include the following:

– Arrhythmia

Arrhythmias are abnormal heart rhythms.

– Atherosclerosis

Atherosclerosis is hardening of the arteries.

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