... , kidneys, other vital organs, and the arms and legs. When atherosclerosis develops in the arteries that supply the brain (carotid arteries), a stroke may occur; when it develops in the arteries that supply the heart (coronary arteries), a heart attack may occur. Despite significant medical advances, coronary artery disease (which results from atherosclerosis and causes heart attacks) and atherosclerotic stroke are responsible for ... on their surfaces. For the heart to contract and pump blood normally, the heart muscle (myocardium) requires a continuous supply of oxygen-enriched blood fr...

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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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... 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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... supplies blood to the entire body. The pulmonary valve, like the aortic valve, has a semilunar shape and a unidirectional function. CORONARY CIRCULATION The blood supply to the heart muscle is furnished mainly by the CORONARY ARTERIES, which originate from the aorta immediately after the aortic valve. These vessels pass through the fatty tissue beneath the pericardium and then ... branch out into the heart muscle. The coronary veins transport the deoxygenated blood from the heart muscle to the right atrium ... . The heart's energy supply is almost completely dependent on these coronary ...

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