2024年8月13日 · To understand the causes of heart disease, it may help to understand how the heart works. The heart has four chambers. The two upper chambers are called the atria. The two lower chambers are called the ventricles. The right side of the heart moves blood to the lungs through blood vessels called the pulmonary arteries. In the lungs, blood gets ...

Causes. Atherosclerosis is a disease that slowly gets worse. It may begin as early as childhood. The exact cause is not known. It may start with damage or injury to the inner layer of an artery. Artery damage may be caused by: High blood pressure. High cholesterol. High triglycerides, a type of fat in the blood. Smoking or other tobacco use ...

2024年6月14日 · Coronary artery disease (CAD) is a common type of heart disease. It affects the main blood vessels that supply blood to the heart, called the coronary arteries. In CAD, there is reduced blood flow to the heart muscle.

2025年1月21日 · Coronary artery disease is the most common cause of heart failure. The disease results from the buildup of fatty deposits in the arteries. The deposits narrow the arteries.

2024年10月25日 · Heart disease is the most common cause of death for both women and men in the United States. But some heart disease symptoms in women can differ from those in men. Knowing the symptoms of a heart attack and heart disease may help save a life.

2023年8月17日 · Heart disease is a leading cause of death. You can't change some risk factors for it, such as family history, sex at birth or age. But you can take plenty of other steps to lower your risk of heart disease. Get started with these eight tips to boost your heart health:

Scar tissue in the heart from surgeries to fix a congenital heart condition can lead to changes in heart signaling. The changes can cause the heart to beat too fast, too slow or irregularly. Some irregular heartbeats may cause stroke or sudden cardiac death if not treated.

2024年12月7日 · Congenital heart disease, also called a defect, refers to one or more problems with the heart structure that are present at birth. These abnormalities occur when the heart or blood vessels don't form correctly in utero.

2023年10月13日 · Learn about common heart rhythm disorders that can cause your heart to beat too fast, too slow or irregularly.

2024年2月21日 · Cardiomyopathy (kahr-dee-o-my-OP-uh-thee) is a disease of the heart muscle. It causes the heart to have a harder time pumping blood to the rest of the body, which can lead to symptoms of heart failure.