Coronary Artery Disease Research Paper
CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE
“Prevention is the better then cure” we all have heard this as children and we even preach it to our children, but are we really respecting our bodies or abusing it. Does being regular at the gym and having a attractive body be the benchmark for good health… We have often read & heard that someone died after returning from workout, on the football field, while at work and majority of the times while asleep. These are some of the classic cases of death by what we term as Heart attack, which is the interruption of blood supply to part of the heart, causing heart cells to die. This is most commonly due to blockages in the coronary arteries.
Coronary artery disease (CAD) is the leading single cause of death in …show more content…
Most CAD results from the deposition of atheromatous plaque in the large and medium-sized arteries of the heart. A less frequent and usually idiopathic form of CAD is due to coronary spasm. Coronary artery atherosclerosis starts insidiously and is usually distributed irregularly in various blood vessels. Atherosclerotic blood vessels have reduced expansion with systole and abnormal wave propagation. This can reduce or obstruct blood flow to areas of the myocardium, sometimes with seeming abruptness, resulting in myocardial …show more content…
With the presence of systolic hypertension, the rate rises to about 7.5%; with abnormal ECG, the rate is about 8.4%; and if both risk factors are present, annual mortality rate is 12%.
Signs and Symptoms
The most common signs and symptoms for the aspect of CAD most often seen by the clinical practitioner is angina pectoris. Other symptoms include:
• Vague, somewhat troublesome ache or severe, intense precordial crushing sensation
• Most commonly sensation is felt beneath the breastbone or may radiate to the left shoulder and down the inside of the left arm; straight through to the back, into the throat, jaws, and teeth; occasionally down the inside of the right arm. Sometimes upper
“Prevention is the better then cure” we all have heard this as children and we even preach it to our children, but are we really respecting our bodies or abusing it. Does being regular at the gym and having a attractive body be the benchmark for good health… We have often read & heard that someone died after returning from workout, on the football field, while at work and majority of the times while asleep. These are some of the classic cases of death by what we term as Heart attack, which is the interruption of blood supply to part of the heart, causing heart cells to die. This is most commonly due to blockages in the coronary arteries.
Coronary artery disease (CAD) is the leading single cause of death in …show more content…
Most CAD results from the deposition of atheromatous plaque in the large and medium-sized arteries of the heart. A less frequent and usually idiopathic form of CAD is due to coronary spasm. Coronary artery atherosclerosis starts insidiously and is usually distributed irregularly in various blood vessels. Atherosclerotic blood vessels have reduced expansion with systole and abnormal wave propagation. This can reduce or obstruct blood flow to areas of the myocardium, sometimes with seeming abruptness, resulting in myocardial …show more content…
With the presence of systolic hypertension, the rate rises to about 7.5%; with abnormal ECG, the rate is about 8.4%; and if both risk factors are present, annual mortality rate is 12%.
Signs and Symptoms
The most common signs and symptoms for the aspect of CAD most often seen by the clinical practitioner is angina pectoris. Other symptoms include:
• Vague, somewhat troublesome ache or severe, intense precordial crushing sensation
• Most commonly sensation is felt beneath the breastbone or may radiate to the left shoulder and down the inside of the left arm; straight through to the back, into the throat, jaws, and teeth; occasionally down the inside of the right arm. Sometimes upper