... blood is high, there is greater chance that it will be deposited onto the artery walls, thus narrowing the arteries and can slow or block blood flow.  TREATMENT Coronary / Balloon angioplasty - inflation of a tiny balloon at the tip of the catheter positioned in the narrowed coronary artery. Coronary bypass operation - blood vessel taken from leg or chest is grafted onto the ... blocked artery, bypassing the blocked area. Atherectomy - procedure whereby surgeons shave off thin strips of plaque blocking the artery and remove these strips. Laser angioplasty - use of a catheter with a la...

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... and indirect costs, such as lost productivity. Heart disease describes a variety of disorders and conditions that can affect the heart. The most 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 narrower then they us...

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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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... to increase as 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 ... including chest pain and fatigue (Hamby and Weitzman). For quitters who think they are off the hook of getting this disease, Hamby and Weitzman say that, "The excess risk of coronary hart disease is halved one yea...

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... of the cardiovascular system from oxidation of LDL cholesterol or what is known as bad cholesterol. Isoflavones also help prevent the buildup of arterial plaque, which reduces the risk of coronary heart disease and stroke. There are three types of isoflavones, daidzein, genistein and glycitein.Two of the most beneficial of the Isoflavones is daidzein and genistein. They both prevent bones ... from breaking down and genistein has been found to hold back breast cancer and prostate cancer as well as inhibit the growth of cells that form artery clogging plaque in atherosclerosis. Glycitein ...

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