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Angina Attacks: An angina attack is strong pain in your chest that occurs when not enough oxygen-rich blood gets to a part of your heart. This happens when the vessels (that carry blood to the heart) are blocked. Risk factors for Angina Attacks are similar to those of any coronary heart disease. They include smoking, high blood pressure, high cholesterol levels, inactivity, family record of disease, etc. There are also the ones that you can’t control like age and sex. To prevent angina attacks you need to make lifestyle changes. You need learn to handle stress and relax well, eat a healthy diet, stop smoking, and be physical active. Those simple things can make your life better. A few simple treatments for an Angina attack are to slow down, avoid large meals, and avoid situations that make your stress level increase. More intense treatments include medicines, medical procedures and cardiac rehabilitation.

Strokes: A stroke is what causes brain damage and it is the third leading cause of death in America. A stroke occurs when an artery that is transporting blood to a part of the brain is blocked; the lack of blood flow makes the brain cells die. Many risk factors for stroke can’t be controlled. Like ethnicity, age, sex, or family record of the disease. However, there are risk factors like smoking and drinking alcohol that can be controlled. An average of eighty percent of strokes can be prevented. Different ways to prevent a stroke include knowing your blood pressure, a healthy diet, physical activity, lower cholesterol levels, and controlling diabetes. Treatment for stroke is available in a few different ways. A stroke survivor could have surgery, medications, hospital care or rehabilitation.

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