How to prevent heart disease?

It is essential to detect and prevent atherosclerosis, this condition can develop early in life and it is a buildup of plaque that affects the covering of all arteries, the endothelium.

A myocardial infarction occurs when the function of the endothelium gets compromised, then a series of events lead to an obstruction of an artery of the heart, which then leads to lack of blood flow to the heart muscle. Once the heart muscle sustains this kind of damage it leaves an injury to a part of the heart muscle (a dead zone), this damage however can be reversible and with the appropriate cardiologic care patients are able to continue living a full live and prevent a future infarction.

Unfortunately, there is also the case of the “silent” myocardial infarction, which occurs without notice and can have serious consequences, this is why it is ideal to practice prevention and early detection by visiting the cardiologist.