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Research Notes on How to Live With Heart Disease
Living with heart disease means making changes to improve health and prevent further disease. Some lifestyle changes include quitting smoking, controlling blood pressure, monitoring cholesterol, consuming a healthy diet, and getting exercise. Diabetics with heart disease should manage their diabetes as well.1
Fast Facts:
- Heart disease is the number one cause of death in America.2
- Heart disease risk factors include smoking, high blood pressure, obesity, high cholesterol, being physically inactive, or having diabetes.2
- A person can have heart disease for years and not have any symptoms.2
- See our slideshow on 20 heart healthy foods.
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Research Notes References
- ↑ Mayo Clinic: Lifestyle and Home Remedies for Heart Disease
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 eMedTV: Comprehensive Heart Disease Information
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- Contributor: Jacky Gamble
- Reviewer: Nicole Kinsey
- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
- Last update: Dec. 3, 2009
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- Contributor: Jacky Gamble
- Reviewer: Nicole Kinsey
- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
- Redirects: How to Cope With Heart Disease, How to Manage With Heart Disease
- Last update: Dec. 3, 2009
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