Download Coronary Heart Disease

Coronary Heart
Disease
Coronary Heart Muscle
 Coronary arteries and veins are found within
heart muscle
 Blood Clots
 Coronary thrombosis
 Coronary embolism
 Both block arteries that can cause
instant death
 Myocardial infarction – heart attack due to
lack of oxygen
 Atherosclerosis – lipid build up due to diet,
causing narrowing of arteries, treated with
angioplasty
 Angina pectoris – chest pain, warning sign of
myocardial infarction
 Coronary bypass surgery, vessels from other
areas of body are used to bypass clogged
arteries.
Heart Failure – inability to
pump enough blood
 Cardiomyopathy – disease of myocardial tissue
 Cor pulmonale – overload Right side of heart due
to pulmonary obstruction
 Congestive heart failure – left sided heart failure –
can not pump blood effectively, retains fluid