{"id":420,"date":"2014-11-14T11:19:53","date_gmt":"2014-11-14T17:19:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/biculturalhealth.apacommnet.org\/?p=420"},"modified":"2014-11-13T11:37:55","modified_gmt":"2014-11-13T17:37:55","slug":"todays-health-topic-coronary-artery-disease","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/biculturalhealth.apacommnet.org\/?p=420","title":{"rendered":"Today&#8217;s Health Topic: Coronary Artery Disease"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left;\">The most common type of heart disease in the U.S. is coronary artery disease where cholesterol leaves deposit of plaque and it contributes to plaque build up over a period of time. Most people don&#8217;t know that they may have this disease unless there is a heart attack or possible early signs.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-421\" src=\"https:\/\/biculturalhealth.apacommnet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/atherosclerosis_2011-300x234.jpg\" alt=\"atherosclerosis_2011\" width=\"300\" height=\"234\" srcset=\"https:\/\/biculturalhealth.apacommnet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/atherosclerosis_2011-300x234.jpg 300w, https:\/\/biculturalhealth.apacommnet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/atherosclerosis_2011-383x300.jpg 383w, https:\/\/biculturalhealth.apacommnet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/atherosclerosis_2011.jpg 475w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><span class=\"_r3\"><span class=\"irc_ho\" dir=\"ltr\">www.nhlbi.nih.gov<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Being aware of the symptoms can give people more information on how to identify if they may have this heart disease:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Chest pain<\/strong> that could frequently occur in your upper body and back<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Short breaths<\/strong> where your body is leaving lacking oxygen due to the slow or very little blood flow from your heart<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Heart attack<\/strong> which means that your arteries are blocked and cause your body to be deprived of oxygen<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Call for emergency help if you think that you may be experiencing some of these symptoms. So what can cause this heart disease or add more stress to the heart:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Lifestyle\/diet<\/strong> is a huge factor that affects your body. If people are not active enough or\/and have a bad diet, they are more likely to develop heart diseases.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Smoking\/drugs<\/strong> that could another stress to the heart and affect other organs besides your heart like the lungs, stomach, liver, and more.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Diabetes or insulin resistance<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>High blood pressure<\/strong> that may be genetics, kidney problems, thyroid problems<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Resource: <em>www.mayoclinic.org<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The most common type of heart disease in the U.S. is coronary artery disease where cholesterol leaves deposit of plaque and it contributes to plaque build up over a period of time. 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