Heart Disease and Heart Disease and StressStress

Heart Disease Heart Disease • The leading killer of Americans• A major cause of disability• Different forms of heart disease• Some are born with heart disease• Heart may not pump well enough, causing heart

failure• Most common cause: narrowing or blockage of

the coronary arteries (the blood vessels supply blood to the heart on its own)

What Causes Stress?What Causes Stress?• By physical or emotion change

• A change in environment

How Does Stress Increase How Does Stress Increase the Risk for Heart Disease?the Risk for Heart Disease?• Stress is a risk factor• High levels of stress lead to other factors• High blood pressure (Hypertension)• Change in blood clots

Affection on StressAffection on Stress• Different people respond in different ways

• Some people may feel their lives more stressful than others

Relation between heart Relation between heart disease and stressdisease and stress

• Body gives out signals

• Easy to develop if you do not listen to your body and relax

• Worsen existing illness

Ways to release stressWays to release stress• Exercise

• Eat healthy

• Do not take any medication (gives negative effects)

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