Many may or may not be surprised to know the number one killer in America for both men and women is heart disease. America has become increasingly over weight by over eating, eating unhealthy and not getting enough exercise. We have been alerted that each year we are becoming more and more obese at a alarming rate. Heart disease has been known to kill more people than any of the cancers combined by causing heart attacks and strokes. There are many causes to heart disease by choices we make like smoking and eating unhealthy but also we can be born with a heart disease. Some common heart diseases are Cardiovascular disease, Congenital heart disease, and Coronary heart disease. Smoking, although a common thing we see today, …show more content…
Through what they call "Genotyping", researchers are trying to make it so one can find out just by having a blood test done to determine if one is 50% more liable for a heart attack just by looking at your family genetic history. Researchers have been working to discover treatments for cardiovascular disease by looking at specific genes and mutations within our body 's cells. Genetic testing is used to see if one has a genetic defect that leads to heart attack in their family blood line and to see how drugs and treatments will work depending on how their DNA is constructed. Genetic tests search for variants in the tests that show the more variants you 're more likely to have a heart attack. This research could be helpful in the future to prevent heart disease and warn those who do have it to eat healthy and …show more content…
Previous screenings in the past have shown lower rates for higher cholesterol in younger people in the nation. Even though young, the younger generation is recommended to be tested even if they aren 't at risk for CHD. Every younger person tested will have different results, every factor possible should be screened even without high cholesterol and should still watched for future guidelines. National health, nutrition health, and examination surveys in 1999 through 2006 estimated around the nation, 2,587 young males varying from 20 to 35 and young females ageing from 20 to 45, had a heart disease.. High low density lipoprotein cholesterol have been tested to have higher levels to be expected for coronary heart disease risk category recorded in the national cholesterol adult