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CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES CONTENTS page no. 1. Introduction 3 2. Atherosclerosis 3 3. Coronary artery disease 4 3.1. Angina pectoris 5 3.2. Myocardial infarction 5 4. Hypertension 6 Literature 8 1. INTRODUCTION The term "cardiovascular diseases" refers to diseases that affect the heart and the blood vessels. It includes conditions such as heart attack and stroke that pose a serious and immediate risk of death, as well as many chronic conditions. Each year more that 900,000 people die from cardiovascular disease. More than 61 million Americans — nearly 1 in 4 — has one or more types of heart and blood vessel disorders, including high blood pressure (hypertension), congenital cardiovascular defects, coronary heart diseases that develop during life… According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, if all forms of major cardiovascular diseases were eliminated, life expectancy would rise seven years. Coronary heart disease — disease of the blood vessels that feed the heart — is a major cause of premature death, and more than 6 million people in the United States live with the painful, debilitating condition known as angina pectoris, caused by inadequate blood flo