What are the causes and the effects of coronary heart disease?Can some one tell me what are the causes and the effects of coronary of heart disease in simple term i found the article tht are scholarsly written and it so confusing
and please give me a website that has valid information
Thanks
Posted by aziz
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coronary_disease
Posted by gangadharan nair
Cause: a diet rich in fat & oils may lead to atherosclerosis.
Effect: Unstable angina, heart attack or sudden death due to cardiac arrhythmias.
Posted by Mary Boo
What causes CHD?
CHD is caused by a thickening of the inside walls of the coronary arteries. This thickening, called atherosclerosis, narrows the space through which blood can flow, decreasing and sometimes completely cutting off the supply of oxygen and nutrients to the heart.
Atherosclerosis usually occurs when a person has high levels of cholesterol, a fat-like substance, in the blood. Cholesterol and fat, circulating in the blood, build up on the walls of the arteries. The buildup narrows the arteries and can slow or block the flow of blood. When the level of cholesterol in the blood is high, there is a greater chance that it will be deposited onto the artery walls. This process begins in most people during childhood and the teenage years, and worsens as they get older.
http://www.fbhc.org/Patients/Modules/chd.cfm
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