WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW: A heart-healthy diet is a meal plan that is low in total fat, unhealthy fat, and sodium (salt). A heart-healthy diet helps reduce your risk of heart disease and stroke. Limit the amount of fat you eat to 25% to 35% of your total daily
What causes heart failure?
Heart Failure Every day, 45 Spaniards die as a result of heart failure, a figure that shows that this pathology is one of the leading causes of cardiovascular mortality. In addition, the incidence of this disease has increased in recent years due to the ageing of the population and the
Heart Disease: Cause, Symptoms, and Complication
Heart disease, also called coronary artery disease, is a progressive disease of the heart muscle or myocardium. It occurs through narrowing of the small blood vessels that supply blood and oxygen to the heart. In most cases, the heart muscle weakens and is unable to pump blood to the rest
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In the world, three out of ten people die from cardiovascular disease. It is a health problem that, although global, is not the same everywhere. While in developed countries the main diseases are ischemic and vascular heart disease and strokes, in developing countries congenital heart disease and those caused by
Cardiac Recovery and Exercise: Recommendations and Benefits
Cardiac Recovery and Exercise: Recommendations and Benefits Moderate physical exercise has numerous benefits for the health status of patients with heart disease and cardiovascular disease. It is only necessary to carry out physical activity always under medical prescription and to submit to previous examinations and periodic controls. Circulatory diseases account