Heart disease is an umbrella term used for a variety of different diseases affecting the heart. Some common heart diseases are coronary heart disease, hypertension, heart failure, and congenital heart disease, disorders of the heart valves, heart infections, cardiomyopathy, conduction disorders, and heart arrhythmias.

Heart diseases are the world's top killers in any gender, race and in any age. It can strike almost anyone especially those who are highly risked. Though this problem is more common in women than in men, it doesn't mean that men should take this for granted. It could strike them too.

The natal chart of a person can indicate whether the person is likely to have a heart disease or not.

Factors responsible for heart problems:

• Ascendant: is prime indicator of health
• 4th house: represent heart
• Sign Leo: rules heart, spine and back of body
• Sign Sagittarius: rules arterial system and nerves
• Sun: signifies heart and blood circulation
• Moon: governs fluids in body like blood
• Jupiter: denotes arterial system, blood and body- fat
• Mercury: nervous system connected with heart
• Mars: muscular parts, blood, and circulatory system of body
• Saturn: represents obstructions and blockages in body metabolism

Different Combinations for Heart Problems:

• Saturn is the single most factor responsible for prolong heart problem. If 4th house/ Cancer sign/Leo sign/ Sagittarius sign/Sun is afflicted by Saturn either by association or by malefic conjunctions, the person is amenable to heart diseases.
• Sun afflicted by Rahu, indicates heart problems.
• The lord of 4th house is debilitated/combust/in inauspicious house/very infant/very old age/hammed between malefic, indicates weak and problematic heart conditions.
• If 4th house is badly afflicted by Saturn /Mars/Rahu, damage to the heart is indicated.
• Ascendant, 4th house and Moon afflicted by Ketu indicates malfunctions of heart.
• Mars and Ketu afflicting 4th house, the naive may have heart attacks in his life span.
• If Rahu/Ketu afflicts Sun/Moon/Jupiter/Mercury/Leo sign/Cancer sign/Sagittarian sign/4th house, the native may definitely suffers from malfunctioning of heart.
• If Sun and 4th house both afflicted by Mars either by association or by conjunction, then only surgery for heart problem is possible .If they are not related in any way, then heart surgery is not possible.
• If 4th house and Mars related to 8th house or lord/Saturn in any manner then the person died of heart ailment.

Risk factors that could contribute or precipitate the problem are grouped in two: The modifiable risk factors and non-modifiable risk factors. Non-modifiable risk factors are those that can't be changed or altered. These are age (those who are older are highly risked), genetics and family history of heart problems, and other congenital problems.

Modifiable risk factors are those which can be altered that could facilitate in the prevention of the occurrence or progression of the problem. Modifying these factors is often advised by doctors to those who have non-modifiable risks. They are cigarette smoking, alcohol abuse, sedentary lifestyle, malnutrition, improper diet, hormonal imbalances due to certain medicines and lack of exercise.

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