Coronary heart disease is when the arteries that supply your heart and other parts of your body with oxygen-rich blood are narrowed by the gradual build-up of fatty materials known as cholesterol within the artery walls. This condition is referred to as atherosclerosis and the fatty material that is deposited in the arteries is called an atheroma. These fatty deposits that line the artery walls can lead to the clogging of arteries which might result in blood clotting. This, in turn, can lead to a heart attack if one of the arteries leading to the heart is clogged as the blood flow of oxygen-rich blood is cut off to the heart causing the cells in the heart to die from the lack of oxygen.
There are many different factors that can lead to an increased chance of you getting heart disease, such as; cigarette smoking, lack of physical activities or exercise, type 2 diabetes, a family history of the disease, hypertension, obesity and the type of food eaten in your diet.
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There are two types of cholesterol that you find in your body, one of which is low density which lipoprotein ‘LDL’ and high-density lipoprotein ‘HDL’. The LDL is the negative cholesterol which can lead to plaque forming on the arteries which result on the arteries clogging up. The HDL is the good cholesterol in the body as this helps remove cholesterol making it harder for the arteries to clog up and helping to lower your chance of getting coronary and other diseases. The LDL is, therefore, one of the leading factors and most dangerous which can cause coronary heart disease. There is also another factor that generates to this and it’s called cholesterol, this is where your LDL cholesterol is a lot higher than the average person due to you gaining it genetically from a family
Caused by cholesterol and other fatty substances present in such high levels that they can build up in the walls of arteries.
The risk for women developing heart disease involves contributing factors that can be associated with age, weight, and diet. After menopause women are more likely to develop heart conditions that
Cholesterol can lead up to coronary heart disease. This is where deposits of lipids cause plaque build-up restricting the blood flow to the heart which
Tobacco use also increases the risk of cardiovascular diseases, whether it being smoking or chewing tobacco. The risk is particularly higher if the person started smoking at a young age, smokes heavily and/or if the person is a woman. No matter how long that person has been smoking for, stopping can make a major difference when it comes to cardiovascular diseases. Physical inactivity is also a modifiable risk factor, obesity is a big problem in many countries and it increases the risk of heart diseases by 50%. Obesity also leads people to diabetes, which is also a risk. 31% or coronary heart diseases and 11% of the strokes worldwide are due to a high diet in fats, this is a big deal in certain countries because high diets in fats are seen everywhere. Another factor is being poor. It is normal that low income will make people's lives lean towards a stressful one, one where there is social anxiety, isolation and depression, which are all reasons why a person can get cardiovascular diseases. When someone abuses alcohol, drinking more than two drinks a day, it increases their risks as well. There are a few other modifiable risk factors, such as taking certain medications.
Coronary Artery Disease, also known as CAD, is the most common form of heart disease. (Heart and Stroke Foundation, 2009) Coronary Artery Disease obstructs the blood flow in vessels that provides blood to the heart which is caused by the buildup of plaque on the artery walls. (Rogers, 2011, p.87) (Heart and Stroke Foundation, 2009) Plaque is a yellow substance that consists of fat substances, like cholesterol, and narrows or clogs the arteries which prevents blood flow. (Heart and Stroke Foundation, 2009) Plaque can build up in any artery but usually favors large and medium sized arteries. (Heart and Stroke Foundation, 2009)
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Tutt: Nice that you should mentioned that Mr. Brown. Cholesterol is found in your blood. Have you ever gone to the store and read the back of the label that stated “low in cholesterol”? Well that’s the food found in meat, fish, eggs and low fat milk, but be careful Mr. Brown you can have too much cholesterol. The cholesterol can stick to your blood vessels and stay there causing the pipes to become narrow this can clog the blood vessels and keep the blood from moving freely and we do not want that to happened. If the clogging gets worse it can lead to a heart attack or even a stroke. There are two types of cholesterol HDL and LDL. We will go over both and I will provide your results for each. HDL (high-density lipoprotein) cholesterol, it helps carry cholesterol back to the liver. On the other hand, LDL (low-density lipoprotein) can clog the blood vessels due to it moves the cholesterol away from the bloodstream which causes it to stick to the blood
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One source of great mortality and morbidity in Europe and North America is the cardiovascular disease, Atherosclerosis. It is recognized as a chronic inflammatory disease of the intermediate and large arteries characterized by the thickening of the arterial wall and is the primary cause of coronary and cerebrovascular heart disease (Wilson, 2005). It accounts for 4.35 million deaths in Europe and 35% death in the UK each year. Mortality rate are generally higher in men than pre-menopausal woman. Past the menopause, a woman’s risk is similar to a man’s (George and Johnston, 2010). Clinical trials have confirmed that lipid accumulation, endothelial dysfunction, cell proliferation, inflammation matrix alteration and foam cell formation are
There are eight major contributors that result in heart disease: heredity, smoking, high blood pressure, high blood cholesterol (LDL), physical inactivity, obesity, diabetes, and arterial inflammation. The remaining seven contributors can be controlled, or at least reduced to safer levels that will help prevent or even reverse the disease, prevent a heart attack, and prolong one’s life.
High blood pressure and high cholesterol are two major risk factors for heart disease. About half of U.S. adults with high blood pressure and nearly 2 out of 3 U.S. adults with high cholesterol don 't have their condition yet under control (CDC/Vital Signs)
Coronary artery disease (CAD) is caused by fatty buildup in the arteries of the heart. Your arteries are made to carry oxygen infused blood to your heart and other parts of your body if it is filled up with plaque, which is the fatty substance that clogs and blocks up the arteries. If it gets clogged enough to where your heart is not receiving fresh oxygen, you could have a heart attack that could cause very serious damage to your body and could even kill you. When you are younger, you can begin to grow plaque in your blood vessels from not eating right and not exercising regularly. When your arteries are being filled up with plaque they become more narrow and harder for blood to get through as easily as it is supposed to be. When you have
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