What causes cardiovascular disease?

What causes cardiovascular disease? Cardiovascular disease (CVD) remains the number one killer in North America. These diseases--such as heart attack, stroke, angina pectoris, arteriosclerosis and arteriosclerosis, and high blood pressure--and their risk factors are so interrelated that it is very difficult to say "where it all begins." One place to look when sorting this out is with arteriosclerosis. Arteriosclerosis Arteriosclerosis is the buildup of plaque in the arteries. It develops slowly, with soft, fatty streaks …

…of heart disease and stroke than the early pill did, women who smoke or have high blood pressure should take special care. Finally, and sadly, women have often been treated different from men at the doctor's office. Although physicians routinely talk to men about heart disease and risk factors, they do not always do this with women. Fortunately, things are changing in this regard. www.aimsouthafrica.co.za/whereitallbeginswhacauses.htm www.aimnaturalhealth.com/wheritallbeg.html