January 2025 – Glaucoma Awareness Month

The heart is a strong, muscular organ that pumps blood throughout your body. Heart rate, also referred to as your pulse, is the number of times your heart beats in one minute. Resting heart rates vary from person to person. Heart health is the overall well-being of your heart. Heart-healthy living involves understanding your risk factors, making healthy choices, and taking steps to reduce your chances of getting heart disease. Heart disease is a catchall phrase for a variety of conditions that affect the heart’s structure and function.

Cardiovascular disease is the term for all types of diseases that affect the heart or blood vessels. Often simply referred to as “heart disease,” coronary heart disease is the most common form and occurs when plaque (a combination of fat, cholesterol, calcium, and other substances found in the blood) builds up in your arteries. The plaque reduces the amount of oxygen-rich blood getting to your heart.

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