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Factors Affecting the Development of Coronary Heart Disease  

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Factors Affecting the Development of Coronary Heart Disease Twelve million Americans, that's one in every five people, suffer from coronary heart disease (CHD). It is the number one killer of men and women in almost every economically developed country. In the UK alone 1.4 million people suffer from angina and 300 thousand experience heart attacks yearly, these two are the most common and serious symptoms of Coronary Heart Disease. It is clear that this disease, which is ever expanding, has already tightly gripped the world we live in, nobody doubts its danger or the fact that steps must be taken to prevent its occurrence. To do this however the factors that affect its development must be investigated and from this data preventative steps can be suggested. Coronary heart disease is a chronic disease in which there is a hardening of the arteries on the surface of the heart, this is also known...

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