Coronary heart
disease
Aislinn Hickey
, What is it?
• Coronary artery disease
is caused by plaque build-up
in the wall of the arteries that
supply blood to the heart, which
are called coronary arteries.
• Plaque is made up of cholesterol
deposits. Plaque build-up causes
the inside of the arteries to
narrow over time, in a process is
called atherosclerosis.
disease
Aislinn Hickey
, What is it?
• Coronary artery disease
is caused by plaque build-up
in the wall of the arteries that
supply blood to the heart, which
are called coronary arteries.
• Plaque is made up of cholesterol
deposits. Plaque build-up causes
the inside of the arteries to
narrow over time, in a process is
called atherosclerosis.