You are currently viewing Consequences of Cardiac Diseases

Consequences of Cardiac Diseases

Aftermath of heart diseases include – increased risk of heart failure, endocarditis, arrhythmias and pulmonary hypertension are the long-term complications of adults with heart diseases. If heart disease is not treated properly, it can cause severe angina and heart failure with shortness of breath on mild activities. The risk of death is increased. However, people are more concerned and cautious than before, heart disease seldom goes untreated nowadays.

The most common scenario of heart disease is impassiveness of the face, arm, leg – especially on one side of the body. Statistics show that 75% of the global deaths from CVDs occur in low- and middle-income countries. People living in low- and middle-income countries are deprived of the benefit of primary health care for early detection and treatment with risk factors for CVDs. People in low and middle-income countries who suffer from CVDs and other noninfectious conditions have lower access to sufficient and equitable health care services which respond to their healthcare requirements. As a result, for majority people in these countries, detection is often late in the course of the disease and people die at an early age from CVDs and other noncommunicable diseases, often in their most productive years. People with a minimum income in low and middle-income economies are most affected from cardiovascular conditions. At the household level, evidence is arising that CVDs and other noncommunicable diseases contribute to poverty due to excessive healthcare spending and high out-of-fund expenditure.