Emerging Infectious Diseases

Cardiovascular Diseases

Diseases of Heart or Blood vessels are called as Cardiovascular Diseases. Blood flow to the heart, brain or body can be reduced as the result of a clotting of blood i.e., thrombosis, or by a build-up of fatty deposits inside an artery that cause the artery to harden and narrow.  Cardiovascular diseases are the leading cause of death globally. There are several risk factors for heart diseases such as  age, gender, tobacco use, physical inactivity, excessive alcohol consumption, unhealthy diet, family history of any cardiovascular disease, raised blood pressure hypertension, raised blood sugar diabetes mellitus, raised blood cholesterol i.e., hyperlipidemia, psychosocial factors, poverty and low educational status, and air pollution. Evidence shows that eating and drinking habits established during childhood can continue for many years into adulthood.