Heart disease, also known as the “silent killer”, is one of the most common causes of death worldwide, though many people live with this disease for many years without knowing it. Types of heart diseases include coronary artery disease, cardiomyopath, valvular heart disease, pericardial disease, and congenital heart disease. The most common type of heart disease is coronary artery disease. Coronary artery disease (CAD) is when the arteries that supplies blood for the heart muscle gradually hardens
Coronary artery disease affects the circulatory system. Chemically, this disease develops when blood vessels that are necessary for living become badly damaged. Cholesterol plaques become inflamed in the arteries. The most common signs and symptoms are chest pains which tighten the chest as if someone were standing on it. Shortening of breath also affects those with this disease because the heart is unable to supply enough blood. A major sign of this disease is having a heart attack. This indicates
cause of death is heart diseases but more importantly the main heart disease, Coronary Artery Disease. Coronary Artery disease has been recorded to to cause chest pain, chest pain, and irregular cardiovascular functions. Coronary Artery has affected 500, 000 people in the last year. Coronary Artery disease affects families lives and there way of living as they see it. The disease itself creates heart failure and irregular heartbeats leading to Atherosclerosis which is Artery walls thicken largely
riddled with pain. Some illnesses and diseases can be cured and treated and the person can pursue a normal life. On the other hand, some people are not as lucky and are
Coronary artery disease (CAD), also known as heart disease, is defined as the “narrowing or blockage of the arteries and vessels that provide oxygen and nutrients to the heart” (Milto, Odle, p.1). The main cause of CAD is an accumulation of fatty materials on the lining of arteries. Once the fatty materials line the inner arteries, it restricts blood flow to the heart. When blood is can no longer long flow to the heart, it causes a heart attack. Coronary artery disease is the leading cause of death
Heart disease is conditions which include blood clots, diseased vessels, and structural complications. In the United States alone, this deadly disease claims up to 610,000 lives every year- that's one in every four Americans! The most common type of heart disease is Coronary Artery Disease. This is a condition where plaque builds up in the patient’s arteries that supply the oxygen rich blood to your heart. Over time, as the plaque starts to build up the arteries can often rupture which can cause
About 610,000 Americans die from heart diseases each year, which is about 1 in every 4 deaths. The most common type of heart disease is coronary artery disease. Coronary artery disease is buildup of plaque in the arteries, which restrict the flow of the oxygen rich blood and nutrients to the heart. This can cause major problems such as angina or heart attack. If the blood supply to the heart is disturbed or if the blood supply is not able to keep up with the energy demand. That can result in permanent
Every day there are news stories that pop up about new deadly diseases that ravish the world. But who knew that one of the deadliest diseases is also one of the most common. This disease is called Coronary Artery Disease (CAD), which is a form of heart disease. Affecting more than 15 million Americans, this is also the leading cause of death in the United States (Texas Heart Institute). Several things can attribute to this. Some of the main factors are pre-existing illness, lifestyle choices, and
Coronary artery disease is described by causing the arteries and vessels that provide oxygen and nutrients to the heart to become narrowed or blocked. The accumulation of fatty substances (lipoproteins) on the inner linings of arteries is caused by Atherosclerosis (hardening of the arteries). Cholesterol and Triglycerides are two of those substances (Funk & Wagnalls, 2016). The blood flow to the heart is restricted by the blockage. A heart attack is the outcome of the blood flow to the heart being
Coronary artery disease (CAD) is the commonest heart disease in the United States1. Approximately, 29% of patients with Myocardial Infarction ( MI ) present with ST- elevation Myocardial Infarction ( STEMI )2. STEMI is the result of complete occlusion of a major epicardial coronary artery due to thrombus formation. STEMI from a small coronary artery presenting as substantial EKG abnormalities similar to occlusion of a major artery and hemodynamic instability is a rare entity. The epidemiology, typical