Causes of Heart disease
Cause details for Heart disease: Recent research also shows that the level of homocysteine in the blood is affected by the consumption of three vitamins--folic acid and vitamins B6 and B12. People who consume less than the recommended daily amounts of these vitamins are more likely to have higher homocysteine levels. Recommended daily amounts are as follows: 400 micrograms of folic acid, 2 milligrams of B6, and 6 micrograms of B12. 1
Heart disease as a complication: Other conditions that might have Heart disease as a complication might be potential underlying causes of Heart disease. The list of conditions listing Heart disease as a complication in our database includes:
- Atherosclerosis
- Dermatomyositis
- Diabetes
- Friedreich's ataxia
- Hemochromatosis
- High Cholesterol
- Hypertension
- Kawasaki disease
- Menopause
- Mucopolysaccharidosis IV
- Paget's disease of bone
- Physical inactivity
- Smoking
- Type 1 diabetes
- Type 2 diabetes
- Underweight
Heart disease as a symptom: Conditions listing Heart disease as a symptom may also be potential underlying causes of Heart disease. The list of conditions listing Heart disease as a symptom in our database includes:
Causes of Heart disease: medical news summaries: The following medical news items are relevant to causes of Heart disease:
- Air pollution linked to cardiovascular disease
- Cancer deaths take over deaths caused by heart disease
- Childhood blood pressure linked to adult heart disease
- Children increasingly face adult diseases
- COX-2 inhibitors need further analysis to determine the range of side effects
- CRP may be linked to risk of heart disease
- Diabetics need to be aware of possible complications
- Drug usage increasing among Americans and so is the risk of serious side effects
- Heart disease can occur in people with few cardiovascular risks
- High blood pressure may be improved by meditation
- High cholesterol in women needs to be given more attention
- How much is really known about the safety of statins
- Hypothyroidism frequently misdiagnosed or undiagnosed
- Kidney stone risk increased by obesity
- Long-term offspring health may be affected by mother’s diet during pregnancy
- Metabolic syndrome mechanism defined
- More women using natural hormones for menopause therapy
- New risk factors may be associated with cardiovascular disease risk
- Over the counter drugs and older drugs should not necessarily safe
- Paracetamol a safe and effective alternative to other anti-inflammatories
- PCOS may be improved by the diet drug Xenical
- Plant protein may protect against some human diseases
- Pregnancy diet could increase the risk of cancer in offspring
- Scientists examine effects of lack of activity
- Study shows 88-140,000 people may have suffered from cardiovascular problems caused by Vioxx
- Suspension of Aleve comes as a surprise
- UK government gets serious about averting high salt consumption
- Underweight arthritic patients are more prone to death from cardiovascular disease
- Women needlessly scared off using HRT
Related information for causes of Heart disease:
Further relevant information on causes of Heart disease may be found
in the risk factors for Heart disease
and underlying causes of Heart disease.
Footnotes:
1. excerpt from NHLBI Heart Disease & Women Are You At Risk: NHLBI
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