Coronary Artery Disease

Pathophisiology: Coronary artery disease (CAD) is the most Common type of heart disease, also referred to as coronary heart disorder. Coronary arteries are the essential blood vessels that supply your heart with blood, oxygen and nutrients. CAD occurs when these that provide blood to coronary heart muscle turn out to be hardened and narrowed. Atherosclerosis (regularly known as “hardening” or “clogging” of the arteries) is the buildup of cholesterol and fatty deposits (referred to as plaques) on the internal walls of the arteries. These plaques can avert blood go with the flow to the center muscle by clogging the artery or via causing abnormal artery tone and function.

Statistics
According to the latest WHO data published in may 2014 Coronary Heart Disease Deaths in Norway reached 76,043 or 14.72% of total deaths. The age adjusted Death Rate is 79.13 per 100,000 of population ranks Norway 104 in the world.