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The Many Names of Coronary Heart Disease?
Coronary heart disease is known by many names, CHD, CAD, coronary artery disease. It is used to describe a general hardening and narrowing of the vessels of the heart due to fat and other materials. This condition results in poor circulation, and cardiac distress. Narrowing of the blood vessels can elevate the blood pressure which results in damage throughout the body, it also prevents the adequate flow to the tissues of the heart and causes damage directly to it. A healthy heart diet will help to prevent this issue.
Is saturated fat causes the rise of high density lipoprotein in the blood?
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What substance associated with animal fat is responsible for the narrowing of arteries?
Cholesterol is the substance associated with animal fat that causes atherosclerosis(the narrowing, or hardening, of arteries due to plaque that is formed from cholesterol build up in coronary arteries).
What heart disease is the result of reduced blood flow to the heart caused by the build-up of fatty deposits in the arteries?
Heart disease typically does not cause fatty deposits in the arteries. Rather the process is the other way around: an unhealthy diet high in fat and cholesterol causes a build up of fatty deposits, and these deposits lead to heart diseases such as Coronary Heart Disease.
What are some questions about the cardiovascular system?
1. What is the anatomy of the cardiovascular system? 2. What are the causes of coronary artery disease? 3. Is cigarette smoking a really big risk factor for heart disease?
What is Angiotensin I?
It causes narrowing of the small blood vessels in tissues, resulting in an increase in blood pressure
What causes coronary disease?
A diet rich in cholesterol and saturated animals fats.Emotional Stress.Smoking or taking Alcohol.OverweightAnswered by,Ahmad Shahbaz KhalidStudent of O-levels
What is a person with a blocked coronary artery most likely to suffer from?
Obviously coronary heart disease! A blocked coronary artery reduces blood flow & thus Oxygen to the heart which in turn causes Angina when a person will experience pain & breatlessness. Without treatment a blockage can cause a heart attack.
Under what circumstances would a person be considered for coronary stenting?
According to research the circumstances for one to be considered for coronary stenting are if one has coronary heart disease of some kind or are at risk of having a heart attack. This helps prevent any causes of this procedure happening and can also save lives.
Top 10 causes of mortality in Ghana?
diarrheol diseases HIV/AIDS Tuberculosis Malaria Low birth weight influenza and pneumonia skin disease malnutrition coronary heart disease stroke
Why is it hard to absorb nutrients when you have crohn's disease?
Crohn's Disease is a form of Inflammatory Bowel Disease, meaning that some parts of your intestinal/digestive tract are inflamed. This inflammation causes narrowing in your intestines, which blocks the parts of the affected areas from taking in the nutrients.
Why fmd found in clovenfooted animals?
FMD (foot and mouth disease) is a viral disease of cloven-hooved animals that causes blisters in the mouth and around the coronary band. FMD is found in these animals because the virus is trophic (specific) for the cell markers exhibited on the cells of the mouth and coronary band in cloven-hooved animals.
