Be Wary Of 3 Causes Of Heart Disease Here, Can Be Prevented Since Early

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JAKARTA - Heart disease is still a high cause of death in Indonesia. Lack of movement, food contains a lot of fat and smoking can increase the risk factors for heart vessel disorders.

"Smoking, high blood pressure, and high blood sugar are several factors at the risk of coronary heart disease that needs to be watched out for," said the Cardiologist and Blood Vessel at the Sari Asih Hospital in Ciledug, quoted from ANTARA, Friday, September 23.

He added heart disease is a condition when the heart has a disorder, such as in the blood vessels of the heart, heart rhythm, heart valves, or congenital disorders of birth. One of the heart diseases that are often experienced is heart failure.

Heart failure is a chronic condition when the heart does not pump blood properly. The usual symptoms are shortness of breath when the activity, easily tired even if you only do light activities, sleeping feels more comfortable if you use several pillow piles, and may be accompanied by swelling of the feet.

Therefore, the very important role of the heart, the function of the heart should not be disturbed, because it will have an impact on other organs in the body. Interrupting blood flow to the heart will have an impact to watch out for.

"The disruption of blood flow to the heart that can be experienced is coronary heart disease, the disease is caused by blood flowing to the heart muscle experiencing blockage or narrowing, so that the heart muscles do not find sufficient oxygen and nutrients, and much more," he said.

Risk factors for heart disease can be treated early on, one of which is by exercising regularly at least three times a week, each with a duration of 30 minutes.

In addition, prevention can also be done by doing a medical check-up if there are symptoms. By doing a medical check-up heart, it will be confirmed whether the function of the heart works optimally or not, so that unwanted things can be prevented.