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Degererative Disease
Degenerative diseases of the heart
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Blood Supply to the Heart is reduced due to the fatty deposits building up in the hearts arteries | Ischaemic Heart Disease |
| The heart is damaged due to problems with the respiratory system. | Pulmonary Heart Disease |
| Progressive build up of fatty deposits (plaque) in the arteries | Cardiovascular Heart Disease |
| High Blood pressure causes the heart to work harder, and as with any muscle it is worked hard it thickens. | Hypertensive Heart Disease |
| Hardening of the arteries. Build up of cholesterol,fatty acids, calcium, tissues and cells (plaque) | Atheriosclerotic Heart Disease |
| This is a chronic heart disease (progressed over a number of years)any of the four heart's valves are damaged | Valvular Heart Disease |
| The heart cannot pump an adequate supply of blood to the body | Congestive Heart Failure Disease |
| Result of a progressive build up of plaque within arteries supplying blood and oxygen to the heart | Coronary Heart Disease |