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The heart is the organ of the body that works harder. Throughout life, is responsible for pumping blood continuously filled with oxygen and vital nutrients through a network of blood to all organs and tissues of the body. It has its own blood, known as coronary arteries, which carry oxygen-rich blood to the heart muscle (myocardium). If blood flow to the myocardium is interrupted, an injury occurs known as heart attack, or in other words, a heart attack, known as a popular heart attack or heart attack.

Coronary artery disease

The most common cause of myocardial infarction due to coronary artery disease. To carry out the arduous task of pumping blood, the heart muscle needs a plentiful supply of oxygen-rich blood, which comes from the network of coronary arteries. Coronary artery disease is the end result of a complex process called atherosclerosis (commonly called hardening of the arteries). There are different stages in this process, and some are not fully known: Read the rest of this entry »

With this simple dichotomy, many physicians try to educate their patients of the risks to health implies a less-balanced diet rich in fats. For cholesterol to reach the cells before requires transport through the blood supply. To this end, two lipoproteins, LDL, low density, associated with ‘bad cholesterol’ and HDL, or high density, which is identified with the “good cholesterol“.

The problem of bad cholesterol or LDL is that excessively accumulates in the arteries and impedes the movement of oxygen through the blood, hindering the work of the heart and brain. The accumulation of these fats in the blood vessels called arteriosclerosis. Apart from the risks of stroke, other serious cardiovascular diseases linked to excess thereof.

For its part, the good cholesterol, or HDL, is not only necessary for the body but is recommended to increase their numbers in blood when there is risk of atherosclerosis, because it helps to synthesize the bad cholesterol that accumulates in the artery walls.