摘要
Introduction:Understanding the causes of heart disease is a relatively new field in medicine.In fact,heart disease was relatively rare before the early 1900s.Aim:The aim of this review study is to investigate the risk factors associated with the development of heart disease and its prevention.Material Methodology:A scrutinized review of the Greek and international literature was carried out.The material of the study was manuscripts on the subject found in Greek and international electronic databases such as:Google Scholar,Mednet,PubMed and the Association of Hellenic Academic libraries(HEAL-Link).Results:The risk factors for the development of heart disease are metabolic factors,i.e.,hypertension,diabetes,cholesterol and obesity;environmental factors,i.e.,smoking,lack of physical activity or exercise,poor dietary patterns and alcohol consumption;and other factors such as age,gender,heredity,socioeconomic status and psychological factors.Conclusions:Heart diseases are multifactorial diseases and the only way to successfully treat them is to take into account all the risk factors for their development,and to treat them systematically.
