Essays Tagged: "Atherosclerosis"

Angina Pectoris, a heart disease

en Death5 Angina6 Angina Pectoris6 Signs and Symptoms7 Different Forms of Angina8 Causes of Angina9 Atherosclerosis9 Plaque10 Lipoproteins10 Lipoproteins and Atheroma11 Risk Factors11 Family History11 ... which causes the arteries to narrow and thus restricting the flowof blood. This process is known as atherosclerosis. However,angina usually does not occur until about two-thirds of theartery's diamete ...

(16 pages) 249 2 5.0 Feb/1997

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Diseases

The effects of Atheriosclerosis.

Atherosclerosis is a disease of the heart caused by fat deposits in the walls of blood vessels, main ... s a disease of the heart caused by fat deposits in the walls of blood vessels, mainly the arteries. Atherosclerosis can occur in any artery, but it usually occurs in larger arteries around the area wh ... artery, but it usually occurs in larger arteries around the area where they branch. The place where atherosclerosis is found most commonly is in the coronary arteries. This disease can occur in anyone ...

(4 pages) 49 0 0.0 Apr/2003

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Drugs

CVA (Cerebrovascular Accident) aka Stroke.

sease, smoking, hyperlipidemia, diabetes, atrial fibrillation, history of myocardial infarction and atherosclerosis (Taber's 2069).CVA's are most commonly caused by blockage of the carotid or intracer ... 069).CVA's are most commonly caused by blockage of the carotid or intracerebral arteries by clot or atherosclerosis, known as cerebral infarction. CVA's of this type account for 80% of all strokes (Ta ...

(2 pages) 101 0 2.0 Sep/2003

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Diseases

Smoking is the major factor of CHD development in the world, and especially in Ukraine

uild up of fatty deposits in the arteries carrying blood to the heart muscle, the process is called atherosclerosis. Or thrombosis, which develops if an atheroma, goes through the endothelium of the b ... art attack (Myocardial infarction) is due to obstruction of a coronary artery either as a result of atherosclerosis or blood clot: part of the heart muscle is deprived of oxygen and dies." (Taken from ...

(4 pages) 36 0 4.6 Jun/2004

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Diseases

Coronary Artery Disease and Acute Coronary Syndrome

eCoronary Artery Diseasea type of blood vessel disorder that is included in the general category of atherosclerosis.The term atherosclerosis means "fatty much" and "hard".It begins as soft deposits of ... teries.The atheromas (fatty deposits) have a preference for the coronary arteries.Etiology and PathoAtherosclerosis is the major cause of CAD.Characterized by a focal deposit of cholesterol and lipids ...

(19 pages) 184 0 2.4 Apr/2005

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Diseases

Arteriosclerosis

Atherosclerosis is a type of arteriosclerosis. It is a general term for the hardening and thickening ...

(1 pages) 14 0 1.0 Aug/2005

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Diseases

Aortic Aneurysm.

s the artery through which blood flows out of the heart to the body. Aneurysms can develop wherever atherosclerosis, or hardening of the arteries, occurs (Dawson, Haubrich, Weitzman, Procedures, Medtr ... nding aortic arch to the descending thoracic aorta. Aneurysms in this region can start to form from atherosclerosis or medial degeneration. Medial degeneration is deterioration of elastic fibers in th ...

(4 pages) 37 0 3.0 Sep/2005

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Diseases

Heart Disease in the Elderly.

ding cause of death in the United States. Coronary heart diseases such as thrombosis, embolism, and atherosclerosis; and heart failure are among the most common disorders.The lining of the heart is co ... r, as one grows older, lipids set down and build up on walls of coronary arteries, a disease called atherosclerosis (-sclerosis: hardening), which prevents nutrients and oxygen from reaching cardiac m ...

(4 pages) 62 0 0.0 Dec/2005

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Diseases

Heart murmurr

Heart Murmur, Atherosclerosis, & Heart Failure A heart murmur is a sound caused by blood flowing through a chi ... ild will not have to take medicine for the innocent murmur.The most common form of heart disease is Atherosclerosis, also known as coronary heart disease or hardening of the arteries. It involves depo ... er of these occurs and blocks the entire artery, a heart attack or stroke (brain attack) may result.Atherosclerosis affects large and medium-sized arteries. The type of artery and where the plaque dev ...

(4 pages) 8 0 0.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Diseases