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Smoking is the major factor of CHD development in the world, and especially in Ukraine.
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Smoking is the major factor of CHD development in the world, and especially in Ukraine Smoking is one of the major causes of many diseases in the world. Today it is the main factor affecting the development of Coronary Heart Disease (CHD) in Ukraine. "Coronary Heart Disease (CHD) is one of the main causes of death in Britain and in many other developed countries."(Advanced Biology for you 2000, by Gareth Williams) This disease is a result of the disruption of the heart's function, by the blockages (atheromas), which occur due to the build up of fatty deposits in the arteries carrying blood to the heart muscle, the process is called atherosclerosis. Or thrombosis, which develops if an atheroma, goes through the endothelium of the blood vessel and forms a rough surface that enables the blood to flow steadily through the vessels. So a blood clot is...
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