cardiopathy

cardiopathy /car·di·op·a·thy/ (kahr″de-op´ah-the) any disorder or disease of the heart.

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car·di·op·a·thy (kärd-p-th)

n.

A disease or disorder of the heart.

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cardiopathy

[kär′dē·op′əthē]

Etymology: Gk, kardia, heart, pathos, disease

a disease of the heart.

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cardiopathy [kahr″de-op´ah-the]

any disorder or disease of the heart.

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cardiopathy

any disorder or disease of the heart.

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cardiopathy

Any disease of the heart, due to inflammation, ASHD, fatty degeneration–thiamin deficiency, HTN, renal disease, thyrotoxicosis, toxicity–eg adriamycin, alcohol, cadmium, cobalt, cardiopathy, valve disease

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Patient discussion about cardiopathy.

Q. What is the normal age women begin noticing symptoms of heart disease?

A. ooo...that depends in so many factors. family history, weight, cholesterol levels, smoking or not, other risk factors like diabetes... any way it's very unusual if it comes before the age of 35, but it'll be better if you'll know what are the symptoms so if it'll happen to you- you can act quicker:
http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=4595

Q. Are vitamins really helpful? Last week some guy in the mall tried to sell me pills of “multi vitamins” and told me that these vitamins will protect my heart and brain. I told him that I never heard of such things, but he kept claiming that many researches and studies proved that vitamins are very helpful - is it true?

A. Regardless of whether they would make you immortal (or just impoverished ? ) you should consult your doctor before you start to take any medications (including herbs and vitamins), since they may interfere with medications your doctor prescribed you.

Q. What are the Risks for Developing a Heart Disease? What are the major factors that might increase my risk for developing a heart disease?

A. There are many risk factors that are known nowadays for developing a heart disease. Among the major risk factors are: Being a male, being over 50 years of age, smoking, consuming alcohol, doing no physical activity, being obese, having hypertension (chronic high blood pressure), being diabetic and having a family history of heart disease (in first degree relatives). Also a high cholesterol diet is known to increase chance of atherosclerosis, a process that happens in the blood vessels and can cause heart attack.