Heart Disease Awareness
By: Abraham C.
Why Should People Be Aware Of Heart Disease
Heart disease kills more women than all forms of cancer combined. All so every 1 out of 3 people die from a heart related problem. Heart disease kills men and women all over the world. It can be found in different parts of the heart like the coronary arteries. The most common heart disease is coronary artery disease or it is called cardiovascular disease. In the artery, plaque builds up made of fat, cholesterol, calcium, and other substances that come from the blood that pass through the artery.
Cardiovascular disease diagram
The diagram of the inside of the artery when medicine can't do anymore help the surgeon would have to put a balloon inside to push the plaque tothe edges and disappear.
Rhuematic heart disease diagram
This one shows the valve that would get damaged. The valve is inside of the heart that is in the sac.
The Types Of Heart Disease
Rhuematic heart disease is caused by one or more attacks of Rhuematic fever. After a couple of those a type of infection occurs called streptococal infection. It damages the valves on the heart by scarring them so they can't open or close normally. All so it damages the hearts muscle and the sac holding the heart.