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According to the Australia heart disease statistics, heart disease is a major cause of death in Australia (Nichols, 2014). Heart disease is an overall term used for any type of heart disorder that affects the heart reducing blood supply to the heart. It is also often referred as Cardiac disease and Coronary heart disease. It is a lifelong condition where damage to the artery and blood vessel cannot be cured (Bishop, 2010). == Types of heart disease == There are number of conditions that involves the heart such as: * Heart failure – damaged heart muscles, therefore, it becomes too weak to pump blood to the body (Newton & Joyce, 2012, p. 74). * Coronary heart disease – when plaques deposits in the coronary artery narrowing the artery reducing the flow of blood to the heart muscle (Newton & Joyce, 2012, p. 75) * Stroke – blocked blood vessel in the brain resulting in the brain tissues not receive oxygen (Newton & Joyce, 2012, p. 76) * Myocardial infarction (heart attack) – blockage in the arteries that completely blocks the blood flow to the heart (Newton & Joyce, 2012, p. 76) * Peripheral vascular disease – the flow of blood supply is slow or absent in veins and arteries in the limbs (Newton & Joyce,2012, p. 72) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Heart disease in Australia」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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