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... After all, heart disease, also known as cardiovascular disease, is our nations number one killer (Preventive Magazine Health Books p. ...
The most common, and most preventable, heart disease of all is coronary artery disease. This is caused when blockages develop in the blood vessels that provide oxygen-rich blood to the heart muscle. ... When your heart muscle is not getting enough oxygen, it sends out a painful warning signal called angina pectoris(Hale p. ... Because your heart needs oxygen the most when it is working the hardest, angina is most likely to occur during exercise. And if the heart muscle is deprived of oxygen for long enough, it will die, resulting in a heart attack, or myocardial (heart muscle) infarction (tissue death) (Weisse p. ... As you can see, preventing this disease should be a number one priority.
The prevention of heart disease should begin in childhood and continue throughout life.
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