... and abdominal region so beware. One heart disease is called Chronic Stable Angina Pectoris, chronic meaning relatively safe, angina refers to discomfort with coronary artery disease. It means more like squeezing, pressure like sensation, pectoris means chest. Here are some symptoms of Angina Pectoris. Squeezing pressure ... . (C.A., P.59, 61,71) What's more over 90 percent of heart disease are caused by one main problem, narrowing of the heart arteries by cholesterol, additionally congestive heart failure causes about 50,000 deaths per year. (J.F., P.9, 12) Furthermore previous to age 65 ...

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... and abdominal region so beware. One heart disease is called Chronic Stable Angina Pectoris, chronic meaning relatively safe, angina refers to discomfort with coronary artery disease. It means more like squeezing, pressure like sensation, pectoris means chest. Here are some symptoms of Angina Pectoris. Squeezing pressure ... . (C.A., P.59, 61,71) What's more over 90 percent of heart disease are caused by one main problem, narrowing of the heart arteries by cholesterol, additionally congestive heart failure causes about 50,000 deaths per year. (J.F., P.9, 12) Furthermore previous to age 65 ...

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... 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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... 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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... 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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... Language 2000) Like other muscles, the heart needs more oxygen when it exercises/contracts. As the heart is constantly contracting it requires a constant and large supply of oxygen. Coronary arteries are blood vessels that supply oxygen and vital nutrients to the heart, and ensure that the heart has a sufficient supply of oxygen to meet the demands placed upon it. ... to suffer from angina, the best thing that can be prescribed is exercise. It has been suggested that exercise sufferers can counteract the genetic risk of stiff arteries or hardening of the arteries, which can have an eff...

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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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... year. Cardiovascular Disease includes numerous problems, many of which related to the process called atherosclerosis. The definition of atherosclerosis is the plaque buildup in the walls of the arteries. This buildup narrows the arteries making it hard for the blood to pass through. If the plaque becomes unstable and ruptures a clotting process, called thrombosis occurs. If thrombosis continues then the blood supply ... salt to preserve their foods. We do not know when early civilization first became aware of heart disease but it is known that Leonardo da Vinci (1492- 1519) studied the ...

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... , resulting in an increase risk of heart attacks and strokes. Nicotine and other harmful chemicals get sucked into the bloodstream while smoking and injure the lining of the coronary arteries (and all the other arteries in the body). Inhaled tobacco smoke reduces the amount of oxygen available to the heart, and the rest of the body. The decrease of oxygen available to the ... a long time after quitting; many ex-smokers still crave tobacco long after the physical effects of nicotine have worn off. Smoking constricts the arteries and the body resulting in less oxygen reaching to the brain....

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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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... for blood clots. Smoking also increases the activity in the sympathetic nervous system which regulates the heart and blood vessels. The more a person smokes the higher the chance of developing coronary heart disease and experiencing a heart attack. (Davis) In women who smoke the risk for a heart attack is about 50% greater than in male smokers. Researchers speculate that tobacco smoke may ... disease in women through an effect on hormones that causes estrogen deficiency. Quitting will rapidly decrease the risk of developing heart disease, but long-term smoking may still permanently dama...

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