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If you’re like me, you might be aware that many people suffer from a few symptoms of coronary heart disease but do not notice them. Why is this? Because the real array of symptoms don’t come until 70% or more of your artery is blocked.
This is a problem because it means when you notice the symptoms of coronary heart disease you are already in the later stages of the condition.
What causes coronary heart disease (CHD)?
Atherosclerosis (the hardening of the arteries) is the cause of the vein and artery heart blockage which leads to CHD. This occurs when fat, cholesterol and other materials gather on the walls of our arteries and restrict blood flow.
Due to this restriction, oxygenated blood finds it harder to get to the heart and this reduction eventually leads to CHD and its symptoms. A lack of oxygen travelling to the heart due to atherosclerosis is actually called “cardiac ischemia.”
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