There are many conditions and diseases that affect your heart. Many times these conditions and diseases are brushed off as being irrelevant to heart disease or being too complicated a disease of their own to be a condition that affects a healthy heart. These conditions and diseases should be mentioned so that you can be more aware of how to keep your heart healthy.

The following conditions and diseases can have a direct impact on the condition of your heart:

• Diabetes. Diabetes is one of the conditions and diseases that can directly affect your heart because of all the complications that can go hand in hand with diabetes. Anytime there is a complication with diabetes there is added stress to the heart. If you have diabetes be sure to monitor it daily and keep track of your blood pressure, cholesterol, and blood glucose levels.
• Cholesterol. Another one of the conditions and diseases that affect the heart is cholesterol. There are both good and bad cholesterols that can affect your heart in different ways. It is a good idea that you learn how to manage your own cholesterol blood levels. You can maintain and control your cholesterol by eating correctly and leading an active lifestyle.
• High blood pressure. Many times people will have high blood pressure, which is one of the conditions and diseases that can have a huge affect on the heart, and not even know that they have it. It is important to monitor your blood pressure since high blood pressure can lead to a heart attack, stroke, heart failure, or kidney failure.
• Congestive heart failure. This is another one of the conditions and diseases that can affect the heart in a frightening way. There is no cure for congestive heart failure. If you have been diagnosed with this disease you will have to adjust your lifestyle.

The above conditions and diseases have an affect on your heart and will determine what type of medical treatment you will have to follow in order to live a healthy life.