Coronary Heart Disease

If a person has a lot of saturated fats in their diet, they run the risk of developing Coronary Heart Disease:

• Cholesterol (sat-fats) build up on the lining of the coronary artery 
• The fat narrows the lumen of the artery and redcues blood flow to the heart. This in turn, interferes with oxygen for aerobic respiration. This is a thrombus.
• Anaerobic respiration is insufficient, so muscles can fatigue and die, including the heart muscle. 
• The cholesterol build up causes an increase in blood pressure. 
• The fat build up can califcy and become plaque, which weakens the rtery walls, forming an anuerysm.
• Atherosclerosis increases tendency of blood clots. In this process, fatty substances called atehroma, become laid down under the endothelial lining of the artery.