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koronerArteri Coronary heart is in the blood vessels supplying the heart that serves food for the heart cells. Coronary heart disease occurs when coronary arteries are blocked or narrowed due to fatty deposits, which gradually accumulate in the arterial wall. Accumulation process is called atherosclerosis, and can occur in other arteries, not only in coronary arteries.

Lack of blood supply due to narrowing of the coronary arteries cause chest pain called angina, which usually occurs during physical activity or experiencing stress. If the blood does not flow at all because of blocked coronary arteries, the patient may experience a fatal heart attack. A heart attack can occur anytime, even when you’re resting.

Coronary heart disease can also cause the weakened heart pump blood does not circulate so perfectly to the body (heart failure). Patients with heart failure will be difficult to breathe because his lungs filled with fluid, feeling very tired, and swelling in the feet and joints.

Risk Factors

* High Cholesterol.

The cause of coronary heart disease is the deposition of fat in the coronary artery wall, which consists of cholesterol and other wastes. To reduce the risk of coronary heart disease, you have to keep cholesterol levels in the blood. Cholesterol is a fatty substance that naturally complex by the body and are beneficial to the formation of cell walls and hormones. Two-thirds of cholesterol is produced by the liver (liver), another third obtained directly from food. Cholesterol in the blood circulation through molecules called lipoproteins. There are two types of lipoproteins, namely low-density lipoprotein (LDL), and high-density lipoprotein (HDL).

LDL carries cholesterol from the liver to body cells. HDL function by contrast, carry excess cholesterol to the liver to be processed and thrown out. Excess LDL cholesterol can cause buildup on artery walls, so-called ‘bad cholesterol’. The optimal LDL cholesterol is 100 to 129 mg / dL. Excess LDL cholesterol lead to ‘overwhelmed’ remove excess cholesterol. The recommended total cholesterol (HDL + LDL) was below 200 mg / dL (border line = 240).

* Blood Pressure / Hypertension.

High blood pressure increase heart work so that the heart wall thickening / rigid and increases the risk of coronary heart disease.

There are two blood pressure measurements. Systolic blood pressure that emanates from the heart throughout the body. Diastolic pressure is blood pressure returned to fill the heart. In general, people said to have hypertension if the systolic blood pressure / diastoliknya above 140/90 mmHg.

* Thrombosis.

Thrombosis is a blood clot in an artery or vein. When thrombosis occurs in the coronary arteries, then you run the risk of coronary heart disease. Thrombosis is usually located on the vessel wall thickening due to atherosclerosis. Smoking increases the risk of thrombosis up to several times.

* Obesity.

Overweight (obesity) increases the risk of high blood pressure and diabetes. People who are overweight also tend to have low HDL / high LDL.

* Diabetes mellitus.

Diabetes increases the risk of coronary heart disease, especially when blood sugar levels are not controlled properly. Two-thirds of diabetics die of heart disease and other cardiovascular problems.

* Aging.

Risk of coronary heart disease increased with age. Growing older, diminishing the effectiveness of the internal organs, including kardiovaskulernya system. More than 80 percent of patients with coronary heart disease over 60 years. Men tend to be more quickly affected than women, the risk is only increased dramatically after menopause.

* Heredity.

Your risk is higher if your parents are also affected by coronary heart disease, especially if you start suffering from the age of less than 60 years.

How to Reduce the Risk

Although not able to resist aging and affects the lineage, you can do the following to reduce the risk of coronary heart disease:

* Reduce consumption of high saturated fatty meats.
* Reproduce eat fruit, vegetables and grains that contain high antioxidant (Vitamins A, C and E). Antioxidants prevent saturated fats into cholesterol.
* Avoid stress. Stress can cause an imbalance of bodily functions, increase blood pressure and make you smoke and eat too much.
* No smoking and excessive drinking coffee.
* Diligent exercise. Aerobic exercise for 30 minutes every day, 3-4 times a week can strengthen the heart, burn fat and keep the balance of HDL and LDL.