Heart Conditions
There are a huge range of heart conditions that need to be condiered if someone is looking to exercise. For anyone working with patient referrals, an understanding of these conditions is essential.
Without going in to too much detail, the key conditions we wanted to highlight are:
 Angina A form of CHD (Coronary Heart disease), Angina is caused by narrowing of the coronary arteries. » Find out more... |
 Hypertension High blood pressure, or hypertension, is a risk factor that can increase your chance of developing heart disease or stroke. » Find out more... |
 Heart transplant Although an extreme measure, cardiac transplant can dramatically improve quality of life for some people. » Find out more... |
Additional Heart Conditions
There are a wide variety of heart conditions, the most common ones include:
- Cardiovascular Disease: Also known 'heart and circulatory disease', this term includes all diseases of the heart and circulation, including coronary heart disease (angina and heart attack), and stroke.
- Angina: This usually occurs as a result of coronary heart disease, and is characterised by an uncomfortable feeling or pain in the chest.
- Heart Attack: A heart attack occurs when one of the coronary arteries becomes blocked. The heart muscle is thus starved of blood and oxygen, and can suffer permanent damage.
- Heart Failure: This describes the proccess by which the heart becomes less efficient at pumping blood around the body.
- Cardiomyopathy: A condition in which the heart muscle becomes abnormally enlarged, thickened or stiff.
- Congenital Heart Disease: A heart abnormality present from birth.
- Heart Rhythms: Problems with heart rhythms occur when there is a disturbance in the electrical activity of the heart.
