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Report on Heart diseases Alfredo Silva 28-10-01 What is heart disease? Heart disease, or coronary heart disease (CHD) to call it by its medical name, happens when your arteries become narrowed and hardened. When this happens less blood can to get to your heart, and your heart becomes less efficient at pumping blood around your body. What are the symptoms of heart disease? The main symptom of coronary heart disease is angina, caused by insufficient oxygen reaching your heart muscle because of the lessened blood flow. Angina is a feeling of heaviness, tightness or pain in the middle of your chest that may extend to your arms, neck, jaw, face, back or abdomen. It is most often experienced during exertion - for example if you run for a bus, play a game such a tennis or football, climb stairs or walk uphill. It may come on in cold weather, after a heavy meal or when you are...

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