Heart Disease

Heart disease is a leading cause of death and illness that affects millions of people worldwide. To learn more about heart disease, please select from the following:

• Coronary Heart Disease
  What You Should Know about Coronary Heart Disease
  
  
• Heart Failure
  What You Should Know about Heart Failure

Conditions that increase your risk of developing heart disease are called risk factors. The more risk factors you have, the greater your risk is of developing heart disease. However, you can reduce your risk of heart disease by modifying your risk factors. Please choose from the following to learn more about these risk factors and the ways you may be able to control them:

• Cholesterol
  Keeping Your Cholesterol under Control
  
  
• Diabetes
  Diabetes and Your Heart
  
  
• High Blood Pressure
  High Blood Pressure under Control
  
  
• Smoking
  You CAN Quit Smoking!

Importantly, you can also modify these risk factors, reduce your risk of heart disease, and improve your overall health by following a healthy lifestyle. Please choose from the following to gain more information on what you can do to adopt a healthy lifestyle:

• Proper Eating
  What You Should Know about Proper Eating
  
  
• Exercise
  Exercise Your Way to a Healthier Heart