Heart Disease Essays

Coronary heart disease (CHD) is caused the build up of fatty deposits in the arteries, which can cause clogging and lead to restricted blood flow, which will damage the heart. CHD is the number one killer in the United Kingdom1. In 1991 alone, it caused the death of around 171,000 …

The heart pumps blood around the body, supplying oxygen to all the organs, including the heart itself. The vessels that carry blood to the heart muscle are called coronary arteries (1). There are two sides to the heart, each of which acts as a separate pump. The two halves are …

Rheumatic heart disease is a condition in which the valves of the heart are permanently damaged as a result of rheumatic fever. The damage stems from a disease process that usually begins with strep throat, which is caused by the streptococcus A bacteria, which in turn can eventually evolve into …