Heart Disease Causes

As mentioned in previous posts, heart disease refers to a number of conditions or diseases that can affect the heart and its circulatory system.  In some cases, some people’s hearts become infected by bacteria or viruses and this causes heart disease.  For some others, they have problems with the internal structures of the heart (ex. the valves), and this can lead to heart disease.  But for a lot of us, heart disease is caused by our lifestyles.  What follows are some heart disease causes related to our everyday lifestyles and things that we can control: Read more »