- Diseases That Damage the Heart
- High Blood Pressure (Hypertension)
- Systolic 140-159; Diastolic 90-99
- Coronary Heart Disease
- Arteries that supply the heart become clogged with fatty deposits
- Heart Valve Disease
- Such as Aortic Stenosis, where the aortic valve does not fully open
- Cardiomyopathy
- Disease of the heart muscle
- Congestive Heart Failure
- A cardiac disorder that impairs the ability of the left ventricle to fill or eject blood
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