... blood vessel is completely clogged, it will most likely result in a heart attack. (If it happens in the cerebral arteries, it is called an Apoplexy, and if it is in the coronary arteries it is known as a Thrombosis.) The hardening of the arteries begins in the feet and travels to the legs. When the vessel narrows, it will sometimes become totally occluded, or ... weight Atherosclerosis Atherosclerosis is when arteries are narrowed and the walls thicken and go into the lumen, and then the artery's lumen is often blocked off completely. Fatty materials are deposited along the walls of the...

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OBESITY Obesity increases the likelihood of developing high blood cholesterol and high blood pressure. CHD is caused by the thickening of the inside walls of the coronary arteries. This thickening is called atherosclerosis, narrows the space through which blood flows decreasing of cutting off the heart's oxygen and nutrient supply. Atherosclerosis usually occurs when a person has high levels ... YOU .. EATING UNHEALTHY FOOD NOT EXCERCISING SMOKING? STOP!!! THINK ABOUT YOUR HEART!  WHAT IS CORONARY HEART DISEASE? Millions of people worldwide suffer from coronary heart disease (CHD), the mo...

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... to provide a Canadian overview of disease's current and past activities. In all forms of heart disease the blood supply to the muscle is inadequate. The blood supply is limited because arteries conducting blood to the heart become narrowed due to number of blood vessel diseases. When there are vessel diseases, the fat deposits in inner wall lining of an artery. The ... chances of all major forms of heart disease. Smoking is responsible for more deaths due to heart disease than due to cancer. Smoking is a major cause of coronary artery disease (atherosclerosis) - a disease of the arteries...

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... lead to brain stroke, or heart failure. In some cases to treat this, you would need to eat healthy and maintain good shape. Arteriosclerosis is when the walls of the arteries lose their elasticity and become thicker. The heart must pump blood harder than usual to deliver blood. When this becomes servior the heart cannot supply the right amount of blood ... not known, but we do know smoking, obesity, and heredity contributes to this disease. Atherosclerosis is the decrease of blood flow through the arteries. It is caused by greasy deposits, called plaque that forms on the insides of arte...

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... Pressure in 2009 was $51.0 Billion. High Blood Pressure can affect the body in different ways. High Blood Pressure can be too much on our heart and our coronary arteries. It can also clog our arteries more quickly. High Blood Pressure affects certain organs. The organs it can affect are Renal Failure, Retinopathy, Vascular Dementia, and Left Ventricular Hypertrophy (LVT). High Blood Pressure ... ...

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... . There are many causes for Sudden Cardiac Death (SCD) among athletes. When the athlete is younger than thirty five, the cause is usually a structural abnormality in the heart muscle, or coronary arteries. These conditions are usually congenital, or present at birth, and they are difficult to detect. Gross abnormalities are identified at birth or in early childhood and when things go wrong ... ...

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