How is heart disease caused?

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2024-07-19

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The causes of cardiovascular disease mainly include genetic factors and acquired environmental factors.

The causes of cardiovascular disease mainly include genetic factors and acquired environmental factors. For example, congenital heart disease is mainly due to the abnormal development of fetal heart and blood vessels caused by genetic factors or adverse environmental factors during pregnancy, so that cardiovascular diseases appear at birth. Hypertension is also an increase in blood pressure caused by both genetic and environmental factors. Coronary heart disease is due to the formation and development of coronary atherosclerosis caused by coronary artery stenosis, its pathogenesis also includes genetic factors and acquired environmental factors.

Therefore, the pathogenesis of cardiovascular disease mainly includes two aspects, the first genetic factors, the second environmental factors, especially smoking, drinking, obesity, poor lifestyle.