Coronary heart disease

Coronary or Ischaemic Heart Disease (CHD) is one of the most common causes of death in Europe, North America and Australia. In the UK, about a quarter of deaths in men and a fifth of deaths in women under the age of 75 are now caused by CHD, with a further 13% - 14% resulting from other conditions affecting the heart and blood vessels. There are many important risk factors that lead to the development and progression of CHD. Aside from age, family history and gender, the four main risk factors are smoking, lack of physical activity, raised blood pressure and raised cholesterol. Chol...