Coronary Heart Disease Research Paper

Introduction For the last decades, the number of fatalities from coronary heart disease (CHD) in Australia has steadily declined, however it remains one of the leading causes of all deaths and the number one cause of cardiovascular deaths among Australian population (Australian Institute of Health and Welfare [AIHW], 2011). Coronary heart disease refers to the conditions that affect the blood vessels that supply the heart muscle with nutrients and oxygen (Craft, Gordon, & Tiziani, 2011). There are two main clinical types: heart attack and angina (AIHW, 2011). According to Johny Lee (2013), President of American Heart Association (AHA) that CHD is a preventable disease. The prevalence of CHD along with the communities affected and the
Between 1993 and 2008, the number of CHD hospitalisations ending in death has dropped consistently from 3.6% to 2.2 % (AIHW, 2007). Researchers speculate that the improved diagnostic tests and medical treatment may have affected the drop of hospital deaths. Overall, the death rates from CHD has demonstrated a constant fall over the past two decades, where it dropped more than half from 251 deaths to 98 per 100,000 (AIHW, 2007). This significant drop is likely driven by a fall of the level of tobacco use and accessibility of medical treatment (AIHW, 2011). Furthermore, data from other countries showed that modification of risk factors, and medical advancement in diagnosis and treatment are equally important (Black & Hawks,
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