Coronary Heart Disease

• Coronary heart disease


  A non-communicable disease that affects the heart
• Non-communicable diseases


  • They cannot be spread from one person to another
• Heart


  A vital organ responsible for pumping oxygenated blood throughout the body
• Coronary arteries


  • The network of blood vessels that supply the heart with oxygen and nutrients
• The build-up of fatty substances in the coronary arteries

  1. Formation of plaques

  2. Plaques gradually increase in size and narrow the arteries

  3. If a plaque ruptures, it can lead to the formation of a blood clot, further blocking the artery and potentially causing a heart attack