Coronary heart disease (CHD) is the UK's biggest killer, causing around 82,000 deaths each year. About one in five men and one in eight women die from the disease.
We can split it up into discrete areas for revision!
This post is about conditions of CHD, more will come on Risk Factors and Preventions........
Description
CHD is the failure of the coronary arteries to supply enough oxygen to the myocardium/heart muscle.
It is the depositing of fatty materials in the coronary arteries of the heart causing a blockage.
Conditions
Angina
Chest pain caused by the partial blockage of coronary artery causes lack of oxygen to myocardium or heart tissue
Heart attack or myocardial infarction or cardiac arrest
sudden and severe restriction / complete blockage of oxygen supply to myocardium (heart tissue)
arteriosclerosis
a condition where the walls of the coronary arteries become thicker or hard or less elastic
atherosclerosis
most common cause of CHD
and it is......
the accumulation of fatty deposits or cholesterol or plaque on walls of coronary arteries
which.....
leads to narrowing or blocking of the lumen or blood vessels
and it turn can.......
leads to stroke or heart attack or myocardial infarction
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