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Coronary heart disease is a narrowing of the small blood vessels that supply blood and oxygen to the heart. Coronary heart disease is also called coronary artery disease. Coronary heart disease is usually caused by a condition called atherosclerosis, which occurs when the material is fats and other substances to form plaques on the walls of the arteries. This causes the arteries to become narrow with blood. Because of the narrow flow in coronary artery disease, the blood to the heart become slow and even stop. This can lead to chest pains (angina unstable), shortness of breath, heart attacks, and other symptoms, especially when being beraktifitas.
Coronary heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States, while in Indonesia to be communicable disease issues third largest fine men and women. Before speaking the problem treatment of coronary heart disease, there are several things that increase the risk of heart disease:
• Are aged over 45 years (for men)
Very central for men to know the age of disease-prone coronary heart disease. -old man Lebihh Tahunn Lebihh many of the 45 trouble heart attacks than men Yangg was far below 45 years of age.
• Lebihh from 55 years of age/experience early menopause as impact operations (for women)
Yangg stop having menstrual periods for women (menopause) physiologically or early (postoperatively) are more often affected by CHD let alone when it stepped on the usila age (old age)
• A history of heart disease in the family
History of heart disease in the family is often the impact of normal cholesterol profile, means there is A "bad" habits in terms of the family diet.
• Diabetes
Most diabetics died not because of the increased blood sugar levels, but due to the circumstances of the complications to the heart of them.
• Smoking
Smoking is touted as one of the risk factors of coronary heart disease. The nicotine in cigarettes can damage the walls of the blood vessels (endothelial), thus supporting the formation of a pile of fat that eventually occurs blood vessel blockage.
• High blood pressure (hypertension)
Blood pressure Yangg high & settled traumas directly will cause against the walls of blood vessels arteries koronaria, making it easier for the occurrence of coronary arteriosclerosis (coronary factor) which is a cause of coronary heart disease.
• Overweight (obesity)
Obesity (overweight very) is the manifestation of many bisaa fats contained in the body. Someone who is obese is more saving trend of formation of plaque which is a forerunner of occurrence of coronary heart disease.
• Bad lifestyle
A bad lifestyle especially in terms of the lack of a regular light exercise and diet That will accelerate a person exposed to the guarded CHD.
• Stress
Much research has shown that when facing a tense situation can happen, arrhythmias Are dangerous people.
The treatment of coronary heart disease
For the treatment of coronary heart disease, there may be some tests that will be carried out medical team such as:
• Coronary angiography/Arteriography: invasive procedure designed to evaluate the arteries the heart under x-ray
• CT angiography: a non-invasive way to perform coronary angiography
• Echocardiogram
• Electrocardiogram (ECG)
• Electron-beam computed tomography (EBCT) to find a layer of calcium in arteries. The more calcium, the higher your chances of coronary heart disease.
• Magnetic resonance angiography
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