Heart Disease Prevention

" Cardiovascular disease affects all aspects of heart function. From the arteries that supply it with blood to themselves to the heart muscle itself."

" Cardiovascular disease is the calmness. Chronic illness and our society and I think in the world now. It causes about half of the deaths in our country today you there's a heart attack -- sudden death. Or dying of congestive heart failure. Strokes are also manifestation of cardiovascular disease. And a final one is called intermittent -- location which is. Disease to the white blood vessels that may lead to an amputation of legs if it's severe."

" There are factors that could add to a patient's risk for the disease."

" There are only three risk factors for heart disease that we can't change. We haven't found the fountain of youth. -- we can't turn back the clock age is a huge risk factor for cardiovascular. Disease. Being a man early in life is a risk factor for heart disease which certainly is not changeable. And then the third thing is that we can't choose our parents family history is a a risk factor for cardiovascular disease. "

" Different medications can be prescribed to help prevent or control cardiovascular disease there are a number of medications that are actually very effective in preventing heart attacks and other forms of -- grosses. One is the simple drug desperate. Aspirin has been shown to reduce -- strokes in women and heart attacks and -- Another very important class of drugs -- the drugs called stat notes the status or drugs that lower the bad cholesterol the LPL. Their lord very effectively. And many studies have shown that these drugs can prevent the onset of heart disease. And the progression of heart disease if you already have a the class of drugs called beta blockers can be a very effective in protecting people who've already had a heart attack there are also helpful in controlling blood pressure. And controlling mansion which is a symptom of chest discomfort -- blockage in the artery. It is also crucial that patients make certain lifestyle modifications. My heart disease is very preventable you must absolutely stop smoking. You must have a low cholesterol particularly the -- bad cholesterol the LDL. You must have your blood pressure control he should exercise regularly."

" And keep believing wait -- we have made enormous strides in treating. -- cardiovascular disease of all types. We can prevent the progression of this disease or the occurrence of clinically significant disease put our modern treatments. If people will but -- them. And it's not a disaster even if you have the disease."