Heart Disease: Common Causes
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
- Heart Disease Overview
- Common symptoms of heart disease
- Natural and alternative treatments for heart disease
- Dietary and lifestyle recommendations that may help in the treatment of heart disease
- Conventional or prescription medications used in the treatment of heart disease
- Cited Sources and Additional Reading for heart disease
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