Post on 22-Feb-2016
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Blood Vessels• What is the difference between the 3
types of blood vessels and why do these differences exist?
Other Heart Problems• What other problems are associated
with the heart?• Can you explain how these are
caused or treated?
Cardiovascular Diseases• Cardiovascular diseases are still the
biggest killer in the UK and USA.
• The majority of diseases are linked to atheriosclerosis- a hardening of an artery due to the formation of a fatty plaque-particularly in the coronary arteries.
Cardiovascular Diseases• An atheroma is
made up of white blood cells connected to LDL’s, calcium deposits and fibrous tissue.