CORONARY HEART DISEASE INFO

I’ve been patiently putting together information on Coronary Heart Disease (CHD), which can be a prerequisite to a fatal massive heart attack. I have dealt with the aftermath of a loved one who suffered from a heart attack. If you or someone you love has experienced heart problems then please spend some time reading the information on this section. It’s vitally important that we obtain knowledge about our health. Heart disease doesn’t have to kill millions of people around the world each year.

What Is Coronary Heart Disease?

Coronary Heart Disease or Atherosclerotic Heart Disease and also Coronary Artery Disease is the end result of the accumulation of atheromatous plaques within the walls of the arteries that supply the muscles of the heart with oxygen and nutrients. (CHD) is the most common cause of sudden death, and also the most common reason for death of men and women over 20 years of age. I have found that most individuals with (CHD) show no evidence of disease for decades as the disease progresses before the onset of symptoms such as a sudden heart attack. Furthermore, after decades of progression, some of these arterial plaques may rupture and start limiting blood flow to the heart muscle.

Overview Of Coronary Heart Disease

A wide spectrum of disease of the heart can be thought of as atherosclerotic heart disease. The early stage of atherosclerotic heart disease consists of streaks that do not block the flow of blood. An angiogram test may not show any evidence of coronary artery disease because the lumen of the artery hasn’t changed in shape. Through the years these streaks may increase in thickness. The artheromatous plaques can expand into the walls of the arteries and through time will grow in the lumen of the vessel. Small plaque ruptures cause the sudden increase in the plaque burden because of an accumulation of thrombus material. This plaque rupture can end in a fatal massive heart attack.

Arterial plaques that cause a blockage of less than 70 % of the diameter of the vessel rarely cause symptoms of (CHD). An individual can develop symptoms of obstructive coronary heart disease after the plaque blocks more than 70% of the diameter of the vessel.

Real Life

On both my mom's and dad's side of the family, more deaths have occured from heart attacks than all other health problems combined. My father back in 1991 was rushed to the emergency room at the nearby hospital because of a minor heart attack. The doctor said that he had a partial blockage of a major artery located around the heart.

Through intensified research I have discovered that there are organic compounds that can break up the cholesterol, calcium, and other mineral deposits located in the blood vessels. If left undisturbed these deposits can lead to a heart attack, aneurism, stroke, and advanced aging of the network of blood vessels ( arteries, veins, capallaries ). If my father was given this. Its quite possible his heart attack would have never occured. Find out more here.. This is an advertisement

What Is The Difference Between Myocardial Infarction And Myocardial Ischemia?

A decrease in exercise tolerance can be the first sign of myocardial ischemia. Myocardial ischemia is when the oxygen supply to the heart is inadequate for the needs of the tissue. As a result, when the myocardium becomes ischemic it does not function optimally. When areas of the heart muscle become ischemic there can be a compromise in the relaxation and contraction of the myocardium. Myocardial ischemia can be reversed if the blood flow is corrected. Infarction is when the tissue has undergone irreversible death because a lack of insufficient oxygen-rich blood. A rupture at any point of an atheromatous plaque may lead to a myocardial infarction.

An end result of this in most people is a fatal massive heart attack. Mycocardial infarction is usually due to a rupture of plaque, which activates our clotting system that fills the artery to the point of sudden closing in the lumen.

Risk Factors

1. Hypercholesterolemia ( LDL Concentrations)

2. Smoking

3. Hypertension

4. Hyperglycemia ( Due to diabetes mellitus or otherwise )

5. Type A behavioral patterns

6. Hereditary differences in such diverse aspects as lipoprotein structure and that of their associated receptors, homocysteine processing/ metabolism

Significant But Indirect Risk Factors

- Lack of exercise

- Stress

- Diet rich in saturated fats

- Diet low in antioxidants

- Men over 60, women over 65

Fatal massive heart attacks are very common in this society and hopefully this section can educate you on Coronary heart disease. I will update this section of my website as new information is revealed.

This section was created August 11, 2007

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