- Specialty
- Cardiology
- Symptoms
- Chest pain , shortness of breath , fatigue , loss of consciousness
- Complications
- Heart failure, heart attack, stroke, aneurysm, peripheral artery disease, sudden cardiac arrest.
- Usual onset
- Older adults
- Types
- Coronary artery diseases , stroke , heart failure , hypertensive heart disease , rheumatic heart disease , cardiomyopathy , Arrhythmia
- Risk factors
- Diabetes , high blood lipids , excess weight, Smoking , excessive drug use, excessive alcohol intake, genetic predisposition
- Prevention
- Healthy eating , exercise, avoiding tobacco smoke, limited alcohol intake, Overall lifestyle changes
- Treatment
- Treating high blood pressure , high blood lipids , diabetes
- Medication
- Aspirin , beta blockers , blood thinners
- Deaths
- 17.9 million / 32% (2015)