Coronary artery disease (CAD) is one of the most common types of heart diseases. In the United States, CAD is the leading cause of death in both men and women. The disease occurs when a waxy substance called plaque builds up inside the coronary artery. The coronary arteries supply oxygen-rich blood to your heart muscles. Both of my grandfathers suffer from coronary artery disease and I want to learn more about the disease to better understand how it affects them both mentally and physically. Although
Coronary artery disease develops when your coronary arteries the major blood vessels that supply your heart with blood, oxygen and nutrients become damaged or diseased. Cholesterol containing deposits or plaque on your arteries are usually to blame for coronary artery disease. When plaques build up, they narrow your coronary arteries, causing your heart to receive less blood. Eventually, the decreased blood flow may cause chest pain, shortness of breath, or other coronary artery disease signs and
Introduction Coronary artery disease (CAD) is caused by reduced blood flow in the coronary arteries. This subsequently leads to reduced oxygenation to the myocardium, resulting in transient ischemia or angina. CAD may cause permanent damage to myocardial cells or infarction. The left ventricle of the heart is most susceptible to CAD. The causes of CAD include atherosclerosis, congenital defects, coronary artery spasm, dissecting aneurysm, infectious vasculitis and syphilis. Atherosclerosis and vasospasm
Introduction Coronary artery disease is a heart disease characterized by narrow arteries and restricted blood flow in arteries and is the major cause of morbidity and mortality globally.[1] According to WHO estimation, 6.8% in men and 5.3% in women are affected globally.[2-4] Cardiovascular disease account for 29% of all deaths in Canada; of all the cardiovascular death, 54% and 23% was due to ischemic heart disease and heart attack, respectively. The total costs for heart disease and stroke were
Coronary Artery Disease can be very deadly. It is actually listed as the number 1 killer in America. It is documented that Coronary Artery Disease has affected over 13 million Americans. Coronary Artery Disease can also be known as Heart Disease. CAD happens when plaque builds up in the arteries, resulting in blood flow being blocked. This can have deadly consequences such as strokes and heart attacks. This happens when the walls of the arteries change from being smooth and elastic, to hard and rigid
Coronary Artery disease is when plaque builds up in the arteries around the heart, which can cause a heart attack. Coronary Artery disease is also one of the leading causes of death of in the United States. Many different medical places are trying to come up with a resolution to this disease, however there are only temporary fixes. The United States is spending a major amount of money to try and find a solution. There are many different symptoms include chest pressure or pain, shortness of breath
Coronary Artery Disease is a type of heart disease that is the leading cause of heart attacks. It is the most common type of heart disease in the United States. It is also the leading cause of death for both women and men. I have chosen to write about this disease because my grandfather has coronary artery disease. In 2011 he had a procedure done called coronary angioplasty and in the process had three stents placed inside his arteries. A little over a year later, he ended up having a triple bypass
About 600,000 people in the United States have died from heart disease every year. Unfortunately, my parent’s fathers have died from this horrible disease. My father suffers with this disease and had a heart attack three years ago this is why I have decided to understand and learn more about Coronary Artery Disease. This disease has been in my family for three generations. The main reason why this occurred in my family was the unhealthy foods they were consuming along with stress. These were the
Considerations The role of diet in Coronary artery disease is evident from its pathological process, which involves the formation of plaque within the arteries, alterations in endothelial (where the inner lining of the arteries don’t work properly) which in turn, influence blood pressure, and inflammatory processes. Diet plays a major role through the regulation of blood lipids and by influencing endothelial function and the underlying inflammation that causes disease progression. A modified diet, particularly
Juliet Anosike Medical Terminology 178 ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE Ischemic Heart Disease, also known as Coronary Artery Disease, is a condition that affects the supply of blood to the heart. Coronary artery disease may show no signs of symptoms, or chest pain before you know heart attack. The blood vessels are narrowed or blocked due to the deposition of cholesterol on their walls. This reduces the supply of oxygen and nutrients to the heart muscles, which is essential for proper functioning of the heart
Learning more about the risk of heart disease can help us prevent heart problems from happening and have a healthy lifestyle. In United States, according to American Heart Association, Cardiovascular disease also called Heart Disease is number one cause of death in United States. There are different types of heart disease and one of them is Coronary Heart disease or Coronary Artery Disease/CAD. Coronary Artery disease or CAD is the most common type of heart disease for both men and women. It is unannounced
infarction every year, and nearly half a million die, according to the American Heart Association. Most myocardial infarctions are the end result of years of silent, undetected, progressive coronary artery disease. Causes: One of the most common causes of heart attack is coronary artery disease, where coronary arteries overcome hardened and narrowed to atherosclerosis. Atherosclerosis refers to the accumulation of The heart is an organ that is controlled by an electrical system, which is the one that
Coronary Artery Disease Heart Disease Heart disease can take many forms. The form of heart disease I am focusing on is coronary disease. Different arteries supply different areas of the heart with oxygenated blood. If one or more of these arteries become narrowed or clogged as a result of coronary artery disease, or atherscelorosis the artery cannot fully supply the part of the heart it is responsible for. The heart is an effective pump only when good blood supply is maintained to all heart muscles
Coronary heart disease is a condition where the arteries in the heart clog up with fatty deposits called plague which damages blood vessels. This is a process called atherosclerosis. The arteries then become narrower causing minimal blood to reach the body leading to heart attacks and potentially strokes due to the decreased flow of blood to and from the heart. There are many factors that contribute to coronary heart disease, both avoidable and unavoidable. The main factors include family history
B., Siegler, I. C., Helms, M. J., Boyle, S. H., . . . Mark, D. B. (2011). Recovery Expectations and long-term prognosis of patients with coronary heart disease. Archives of Internal Medicine, 171(10), 929-935. doi:10.1001/archinternmed.2011.41 This journal article provides information that highlights some expectations of recovery from coronary artery disease. It also has a focus on the statistical analysis of mortality from a case study. The data gleaned in this article was obtained from a significant
death in the United States is heart disease. “Approximately every 29 seconds one American will have a heart attack, and once a minute one American will die from a heart attack” (Ford-Martin and Odle, 915). According to the Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine men over the age of 45 and women over the age of 55 are considered at risk for heart disease. Heart disease is a major cause of death. It is beneficial to individuals who seek to prevent heart disease to recognize the risks leading to heart
vaccines for various diseases and disorders are being developed constantly, and yet, coronary disease remains the number one killer in the world. The media today concentrates intently on drug and alcohol abuse, homicides, AIDS, and so on. What a lot of people aren’t realizing is that coronary disease actually accounts for about 80% of sudden deaths. In fact, the number of deaths from heart disease approximately equals to the number of deaths from cancer, chronic lung disease, pneumonia and influenza
elastic nature of the artery which means your heart will have to work double-time to pump the necessary blood to all your limbs, that will mean your limbs won’t get the amount of oxygen that they require to function properly. Plaque can also narrow the area blood has to pass through, this means your heart has to work overtime and overall capacity of your cardiovascular system is lowered. When the LDL cholesterol embeds itself in the wall of the artery it than damages the artery then blood pressure
Kawasaki disease and who is affected by it? Introduction I chose to do my research paper on Kawasaki disease in an effort to learn more about this disease. A close family friend’s daughter was diagnosed with Kawasaki back in September of this year. She called me crying and asked if I knew anything bout Kawasaki. At first I thought,“Why is she crying over the motorcycle?” I responded, “The motorcycle?” to which she replied, “No, the disease.” I told her I never heard of the disease but by its
signs until the tragedy occurs. A heart attack is the result of increasing blockage to the coronary arteries, which supply blood and oxygen to the heart. This is a gradual process that leads to coronary artery disease, which in turn can cause a heart attack once the blockage has become severe enough. A heart attack is often the first sign of coronary artery disease, and is the most common form of heart disease. A heart attack is the number one cause of death in the United States. Of the more than