Coronary Heart Disease
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| Coronary Heart Disease | Build-up of plaque on the walls of the coronary arteries.
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| Uncontrollable Risk Factors | Age, Gender, Heredity
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| Controllable Risk Factors | Smoking, Obesity, Diabetes Mellitus, Physical Inactivity, High blood pressure, High cholesterol, Stress
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| Age | Degenerative process begins at approx. the second decade and continues at varying rates depending on lifestyle
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| Gender | Women are generally protected against the premature development of CHD because of hormonal differences. After menopause this effect is eliminated.
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| Heredity | Predisposition to CHD may be inherited.
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| Smoking | Smokers heart has to pump more blood per unit of time in order to transport a given volumn of oxygen therefore the load on the heart is increased.
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| Obesity | Existing evidence suggests only a moderate relationship, or that the relationship is co-dependant with such factors as hypertension, diabetes, and smoking.
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| Diabetes Mellitus | arteriosclerosis is one disease of the large arties which may be associated with diabetes, in which plaque-like deposits containing large amounts of cholesterol build up on the inside walls of the arteries.
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| Physical Inactivity | Lack of exercise is a significant factor in the development of CHD.
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| High blood pressure | hypertension is related to CHD
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| High Cholesterol | There is a link between high levels of cholesterol and heart disease.
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| Stress | The inability to deal with the negative effects of stress has been identified as a major risk factor.
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