Heart disease can be caused by:

• Genetics (a family history of heart disease and/or stroke)
• Poor lifestyle: Bad diet, lack of exercise, smoking, alcoholism, and illegal drug use
• Unmanaged chronic conditions, or chronic systemic inflammation, that affect the heart, blood flow, and blood vessels, such as diabetes or thick blood (caused by sub-acute infections that produce excess fibrin in the blood)
• Prolonged use of certain medications, drug interactions, contraindications, and/or misuse of drugs: illegal, prescription, and/or over-the-counter

Additional Information about Heart Disease

1. Heart Disease Overview
2. Common symptoms of heart disease
3. Natural and alternative treatments for heart disease
4. Dietary and lifestyle recommendations that may help in the treatment of heart disease
5. Conventional or prescription medications used in the treatment of heart disease
6. Cited Sources and Additional Reading for heart disease