Question

What is coronary heart disease?

Answer 1

Coronary heart disease:

1. It is the term used for a cardiac disorder where the coronary arteries can not supply enough oxygenated blood to the heart musculature.
2. Usually, the larger coronary blood vessels present on the heart surface are commonly affected.
3. The common cause of coronary heart disease is the deposition of cholesterol, a waxy substance inside the lumen of the coronary arteries, thereby forming plaque.
4. A plaque can partially or completely block the flow of blood in the larger coronary arteries.
5. One of the common symptoms of this disease is chest pain, which is caused due to inadequate blood flow to the cardiac tissue.
6. A complete block of a large coronary artery may lead to the death of the heart muscle, called a myocardial infarction.