Coronary heart disease: The factsdoi:10.1016/S0260-6917(82)80075-0ELSEVIERNurse Education Today
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coronary heart disease ,diseasecharacterizedby an inadequate supply ofoxygen-richbloodto theheartmuscle(myocardium) because of narrowing or blocking of acoronary arteryby fattyplaques(seeatherosclerosis). If the oxygen depletion is extreme, the effect may becardiac arrestor amyocardial infarction(heart att...
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Nowadays, Cardiovascular Diseases (CVDs) represents an escalating worldwide public health problem. Providing consistent data on the magnitude and risk factors of CVDs among young population will help in controlling the risks and avoiding their consequenc
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Women frequently present with symptoms of heart disease at a much later age and have a greater frequency of atypical chest pain. Noninvasive testing is less reliable in women. Do these facts indicate that CAD is inherently a more lethal disease in women? Or is CAD, as some would suggest, ...