... a very common and often "silent killer" of hundreds of thousands of people per year. It is a disease that affects the coronary arteries, which run along the outside of the heart. The function of these vessels is to provide the heart organ with oxygen rich blood ... oxygen, nutrients and remove carbon dioxide. The most common form of heart disease is caused by arteriosclerosis, generally known as coronary heart disease, hardening and/or thickening of the arteries. This process involves the slow buildup of deposits of fatty substances, cholesterol, body cellular waste products, and calcium...

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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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... lies between the viseral pericardium and the fibrous pericardium."# It is used to provide an additional layer of insulation of the heart. Another important part are the coronary arteries. "The heart muscle is supplied by the coronary arteries which are direct branches of the ascending aorta, so the heart muscle gets the freshest blood possible. The heart muscle is drained by the cardiac veins ... . Most of the drainage goes from the coronary sinus into the right atrium. A small amount of blood drains directly into the right atrium by the way of the cardiac veins."# The heart is supplied ...

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Cardiovascular Disease Cardiovascular disease is also known as heart disease. It is inclusive of several different illnesses that include: heart failure, heart attack, coronary artery disease, vascular disease, aorta disease, heart valve disease, pericardial disease, and abnormal heart rhythms. Some of these illness are more prevalent than other, such as heart attack, high blood ... from the heart to tissues and organs and then returns back to the heart where the cycle of circulation begins again. There are three major coronary arteries that transport the blood supply throughout the body. Wh...

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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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... manage their hearts before a heart attack by eliminating smoking, controlling blood pressure, eating a healthy diet, and exercising. Next, a secondary prevention method helps those already diagnosed with heart problems such as coronary heart disease, cerebrovascular disease, and peripheral vascular disease. For the secondary prevention method, there are more limitations in helping the patient since the patient had a prior heart condition. However, it ... has been suggested that taking aspirin may reduce the severity of a heart attack and aid in thinning the blood, which could prevent bl...

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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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... can pump more blood at its maximum level. Studies indicate that constant, routine, exercise helps to keep the arteries elastic, the blood flowing, and blood pressure low. Healthy heart muscles and their ease in pumping the heart, prevents many people from heart disease, coronary artery disease, high blood pressure, stroke, and even heart failure. Weight loss is also a key factor to a healthier ... ...

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