Proper functioning of your heart is majorly dependent on continuous stream of oxygen-enriched blood, which is pumped through coronary arteries. Thus, it is very vital that the coronary arteries play their role very well because any blockage, inflammation, infection or an injury can severely affect the blood flow to the heart causing it any kind of injury or leading to a heart disease or cardiovascular disease (CVD).

Heart diseases majorly result in myocardial infarction (heart attack), angina (inadequate blood flow to the heart that can cause chest pain), and arrhythmias (abnormal heart rhythms).

Here are some general risk factors that can cause heart disease: family history, age factor, and gender. People who have a genetic history of heart disease, especially men aged near 55 and women after menopause, are at higher risk of suffering from heart disease.

Above are some factors which humans and doctors cannot change, but here below are some other factors that could be well altered to lessen the risk of heart disease such as quitting smoking, taking low-fat diet, reducing cholesterol intake, including physical activities in daily routine, maintaining normal blood pressure, reducing obesity, taking lesser stress, etc. Diabetes is one more big cause of heart disease, which can anytime result into angina, heart attacks, strokes, or peripheral vascular disease.