... common type of heart disease is coronary heart disease (coronary heart disease), also called coronary artery disease. (Vital signs health center.) The word coronary means crown, and it is the name given to the arteries that circle the heart like a crown. The coronary arteries supply the heart muscle with oxygen and nutrients. Coronary heart disease develops when one or more coronary arteries that supply the heart become ... a bump in the blood vessel wall known as plaque. (Vital Signs Health Care). Plaque build up narrows and hardens the blood vessel; a process called arteriosclerosis, ...

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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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... in 25 women who will die of breast cancer (AHRQ Publication No. 01-P016). The information offered within this research paper will provide a general overview of coronary heart disease among women and current research on how certain type of personalities are more prone to suffer from this disease, a basic over view of the most ... made life easier; however, many of the conveniences that we enjoy have made people more prone to heart disease because of the lack of physical activity. Coronary heart disease (CHD) was responsible for one of every five deaths in the United States in 1997. Early o...

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... Coronary heart disease is defined as: diseases and injuries of the heart, the blood vessels of the heart, and the system of blood vessels throughout the body and within the brain. (http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/hecs-sesc/tobacco/facts/health_facts/heart_disease.html). Dr. Sashi says: "Inhaled tobacco smoke damages the endothelium of the arteries ... and accelerates the arteriosclerosis of blood vessel making higher chances for plaque formation within the walls of the arteries, making them more susceptible to coronary heart disease." (http://www.kungchido.com/sm.html). What she is saying ... is...

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... more and more people continue to smoke. Huffing and puffing on a cigarette can also damage the heart and circulation. Premature coronary heart disease is one of the most vital medical consequences due to smoking. The coronary arteries are hardened and narrowed. When these arteries are diseased, the heart is at risk of not receiving the oxygen-rich blood that it needs to the Kidd ... 3 heart. Patients diagnosed with this malady can undergo symptoms including chest pain and fatigue (Hamby and Weitzman). For quitters who think they are off the hook of getting this disease, Hamby and Weitzm...

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