Having a healthy circulatory system is vital to our health and well-being. Our circulatory system, also known as the cardiovascular system, is made up of the heart and blood vessels (arteries, veins and capillaries). It works to transport oxygen and other nutrients to all the organs and tissues in our body. It also works to remove carbon dioxide and other waste products. The circulatory system works thanks to constant pressure from the heart and valves throughout the body. This pressure ensures that veins carry blood to the heart and arteries transport it away from the heart.
There are three different types of circulation that occur regularly in the body:
Pulmonary circulation
This part of the cycle carries oxygen-depleted blood away
from the heart, to the lungs, and back to the heart.
Systemic circulation
This is the part that carries oxygenated blood away from the
heart and to other parts of the body.
Coronary circulation
This type of circulation provides the heart with oxygenated
blood so it can function properly. When this system is disbalanced we can develop a different types of heart disease such as arrhythmia, atherosclerosis, cardiomyopathy, congenital heart defects, coronary artery disease (CAD), heart infections.
Different types of heart disease can cause a variety of symptoms. Some of them are:
- abnormal heart rhythm (too fast or too slow)
- chest pain
- shortness of breath,
- fatigue
- muscle weakness
- anxiety
There are many risk factors for heart disease. According to the CDC, around 47% of people in the United States have at least one risk factor for heart disease.
Some of these risk factors include:
- high blood pressure
- high cholesterol and low levels of high-density lipoprotein (HDL), the “good”
- cholesterol
- smoking
- obesity and type 2 diabetes
- low physical activity
- family history
Some risk factors of heart disease can’t be controlled, like your family history. But it’s still important to lower your chance of developing heart disease by decreasing the risk factors you CAN control. Lifestyle and diet are the major ones.
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