Coronary Heart Disease
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- Created on: 12-05-17 11:20
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- CHD is a disease in which plaque builds up in the coronary arteries
- Coronary Heart Disease
- Symptoms
- Breathlessness
- Palpitations
- Fainting
- Fluid retention
- Fatigue
- Bluish-tinged fingernails or lips
- Angina
- Pain or discomfort in chest
- Heaviness/tightness in chest
- Can spread to arms, neck, jaw, back or stomach
- Others say it feels like a dull ache
- Shortness of breath
- Causes
- Smoking
- High blood pressure
- Hypertension
- High cholesterol levels
- Diabetes
- Treatment
- Medication
- Antiplatelet
- Statins
- Lifestyle changes
- Cut down on smoking/alcohol
- Eat more healthily
- Regular exercise
- Surgery
- Coronary angioplasty
- Widens arteries
- Metal stent
- Heart transplant
- Coronary angioplasty
- Psychological
- Counselling
- Support groups
- Medication
- HEART ATTACK
- Caused by CHD
- Symptoms
- Overwhelming feeling of anxiety
- Feeling weak and/or lightheaded
- Shortness of breath
- Chest pain
- Feels like it is being pressed or squeezed by a heavy object
- Clots in the arteries starve the heart of blood and oxygen
- Causing damage to the hert muscle
- Symptoms
- Stopping the flow of blood
- Coronary Heart Disease
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