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Factors affecting the development of a Coronary Heart Disease A coronary heart disease (CHD) is a disease of the arteries that supply blood to the heart muscle, causing damage to the heart. It happens when the arteries become narrow or blocked, wither stopping or reducing the amount of blood flow to the heart. About 300,000 (quote from http://www.doh.gov.uk/nsf/coronary.htm) people have heart attacks every year, and more than 110,000 in England (quote from http://www.doh.gov.uk/nsf/coronary.htm) die from a CHD every year. CHD is much more common in deprived areas, as treatment and care is often more readily available in more wealthy areas. CHD accounts for one third of all deaths in people aged between 45 and 64 (quote from Complete Family Health Encyclopedia) in the UK. The main risk factors that contribute towards the development of a CHD come under one of two categories; factors you can avoid, and factors that you...

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