Heart disease is a broad term used to describe a group of diseases that affect the heart which includes various diseases that fall under the umbrella of heart disease :
- Cardiovascular diseases.
- Arrhythmia.
- Congenital defects of the heart disease.
- Cardiomyopathy.
- Heart disease caused by inflammation of the membranes of heart.
- Diseases of the heart valves.

It includes risk factors that lead to heart disease :
- Progress in the Age .
- Family history of heart disease .
- Smoking .
- Malnutrition .
- Hypertension .
- High Cholesterol .
- Diabetes .
- Obesity .
- Lack of physical activity .
- Constant tension .

Heart disease symptoms vary depending on the type of disease mismatch :
• Cardiovascular diseases
Cardiovascular diseases causes by narrowing of blood vessels or blockages, which prevents the arrival of blood to the heart, brain or other body parts. It can include symptoms of heart disease and blood vessels following :
- Chest pain (angina )
- Shortness of breath .
- Numbness in the legs and arms .
- Arrhythmia
It includes an irregular heart disease symptoms following strikes :
- Heartbeat speed (feeling that chest trembling )
- Slow heartbeat .
- pain in chest .
- Shortness of breath .
- rotary .
- fainting .
• Congenital defects of the heart disease
Congenital heart defects are abnormalities discovered after birth, and may include the following symptoms :
- Pale skin in either gray or blue color .
- Swelling of the legs and abdomen or areas around the eyes .
- Shortness of breath during lactation; which leads to the lack of weight gain .
• Cardiomyopathy
Cardiomyopathy is a spasm of the heart muscle in the early stages, which include the following symptoms :
- Shortness of breath with any an effort .
- Swelling of the legs, ankles and feet .
- Abdominal swelling with fluid .
- stress .
- Arrhythmia .
- Dizziness and fainting .
• Heart disease caused by inflammation of the membranes of heart :
There are three types of inflammatory heart membranes :
- Pericarditis (inflammation of the outer membrane surrounding the heart )
- Inflammation of the heart muscle ( the middle layer of the heart muscle wall )
- Endocarditis (inflammation of the tissue that envelops the heart chambers from the inside, and usually include infection and valve or more of the heart valves )
It includes inflammation of the membranes of the heart following symptoms :
- High temperature .
- Shortness of breath .
- Exhaustion .
- Swelling of the legs or abdomen .
- Arrhythmia .
- Dry cough .
- Rash or unusual spots .
• Symptoms of diseases of the heart valves
- Shortness of breath, especially when doing physical effort .
- Chest pain, and also occur when doing physical effort .
- Dizziness or fainting in advanced cases. Usually associated with diseases narrow valves, especially the aortic valve tightness .
- Fatigue and lethargy.
- Heart palpitations.
- Cough that may be accompanied by blood, especially in cases of mitral valve disease.
- Swelling of the feet or ankles.

- The adoption of a healthy lifestyle (healthy food and physical activity )
- Drug treatment .
- Surgical treatment .

- Stay away from smoking .
- Maintain normal levels of cholesterol and blood pressure and diabetes .
- Careful practice of physical activity .
- Ensuring a healthy diet .
- Reduce the level of tension and control

- Heart Failure .
- Heart attack .
- brain attack .
- Aneurism .
- Sudden cardiac arrest .