Essays on Heart Disease Page 2

For years, heart attacks have struck fear into the eyes of Americans. All cardiovascular diseases together are the widest cause of death in the country, with heart attacks alone accounting for about twenty-three percent of all fatalities (Staff, 1997). Doctors have tried to reduce this risk over time by advising patients about lowering cholesterol levels,…

Heart Disease continues to be the leading cause of deaths in the United States and worldwide, despite a decline of nearly 50 percent over the last 30 years. Healthcare experts use the term heart disease to describe several conditions. The most common are: Arrhythmia, which is described as an irregular heartbeat. Atherosclerosis occurs when a…