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Factors that affect the Development of Coronary Heart Disease
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Factors that affect the Development of Coronary Heart Disease In today's society, peoples understanding of medical issues are vastly increasing. Treatments, cures and vaccines for various diseases and disorders are being developed constantly, and yet, "coronary heart disease remains the number one killer in the world, it kills 260,000 people a year"(1) Therefore it is my aim throughout this essay to identify and expand on the factors that affect the development of coronary heart disease (CHD). "Coronary Heart Disease involves atherosclerosis of the coronary arteries." (2) Atherosclerosis is the result of an atheroma forming in an artery or the hardening of the arteries. This involves the deposition of atherosclerotic plaques, which narrow the diameter of the artery. These plaques are usually collections of connection tissue, fats and smooth muscle cells. The plaque project into the lumen, the passageway of the artery, and interfere with the flow of blood. (see figure one). In...
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