Coronary Heart Disease (CHD) is the circumstances where there is an imbalance between the needs of the heart muscle of oxygen with the provision that is provided by the coronary blood vessels.
Inability of coronary blood vessels to supply oxygen is usually caused by blockage athroma (plaque) * see zoom image of blood vessels on the left * on the inner walls of the coronary blood vessels.
What is the result of Athroma?
The heart serves to pump oxygen-rich blood throughout the body's lungs. When heart muscle is starved of oxygen then the ability will be reduced, thus unable to provide the oxygen the body organs according to their needs (heart trouble).
Are the consequences if the blocked coronary arteries?
If the sudden blockage of coronary arteries and can not be immediately replaced by coronary vascular function other then the heart muscle will die who should be served. Symptoms depend how many percent blockage occurs and how many blood vessels are affected.
SYMPTOMS (ranging from the lightest to heaviest):
- Chest pain (angina pectoris)
- Unstable chest pain (Unstable angina pectoris)
- Death of some heart muscle (myocardial infarction)
- Sudden death
CAUSES OF CORONARY HEART
Commonly called risk factors, namely:
The main cause (Major):
- Smoke
- High blood pressure (hypertension)
- Diabetes
- High cholesterol
- Offspring
- Obesity (overweight)
- Lack of exercise / physical (Sedentary)
- Stress
- Age, the older the risk increases
- Use of certain drugs (steroids)
What to do when exposed to coronary heart disease?
- Avoid risk factors that could have been avoided
- When you are exposed, treatment should be disciplined.
By understanding that cardiovascular disease (coronary arteries) is a process of lifelong treatment, it would require some treatment components such as health education, counseling about diet and metabolism, as well as psychological counseling to help patients.
