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The numbers of people dying of cardiovascular diseases are going down in the UK, but can cardiovascular disease be prevented?
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The numbers of people dying of cardiovascular diseases are going down in the UK, but can cardiovascular disease be prevented? ''Cardiovascular disease kills one in 3 people in the uk''1. Although cardiovascular diseases are on the decline, it is still Britain's biggest number 1 killer ''responsible for 40% of premature deaths''2. The cardio-vascular system is responsible for supplying the body with blood. The heart pumps blood around the body through arteries, veins and capillaries, it is made of cardiac tissue and is positioned in the thoracic region. Cardiovascular diseases occur when blood and oxygen supply to the heart is restricted, it has 2 main components: * Diseases of the heart (Cardio) * Diseases of blood vessels (Vascular) Cardiovascular diseases cover a broad term of diseases and not jus one condition. Some types of cardiovascular diseases cant be prevented because some are congenital and you are born with them e.g.- Blue baby- (''congenital heart...
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