Coronary heart disease: The factsdoi:10.1016/S0260-6917(82)80075-0ELSEVIERNurse Education Today
Coronary artery disease, also called CAD, or coronary heart disease, is a serious condition that develops when the coronary arteries become too narrow or blockages grow in the walls. The coronary arteries are the blood vessels that bring oxygen-rich blood to your heart. Health arteries are smoo...
will order the least invasive test possible to determine whether coronary artery disease is present. Although heart catheterization is the gold standard to define the anatomy of the heart and to confirm heart disease diagnosis (either with partial or complete blockage or no blockage), this is an ...
If the heart has a special symbolism in human affairs, as we suggested in Chapter 11, then coronary heart disease may be seen as a signal pointing insistently to patterns that are destructive in human affairs. The significance of behavior and life style in many risk factors associated with thi...
Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States and often can be attributed to lifestyle factors that increase the risk of atherosclerosis or narrowing of arteries. Theheartis like any other muscle in the body. It needs an adequate blood supply to provide oxygen so that the...
Coronary heart disease is widely prevalent and the greatest cause of mortality and morbidity in the United States [1–3]. Between 45% and 70% of war casualties in Korea and Vietnam, averaging 26 years of age, demonstrated coronary atherosclerosis at post
Heart disease (coronary artery disease) is a leading cause of death worldwide. Explore the types and causes, as well as treatment, prevention, and management strategies for those living with it.
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Coronary heart disease (CHD) is preventable yet kills more than 70,000 people and 110,000 people have a heart attack in England every year. Around 2 million people suffer from angina in the UK. Such statistics mean CHD is the biggest killer in the country. The Government committed to reduc...