Coronary heart disease.

CORONARY heart disease prevention; MYOCARDIAL infarction treatment; THERAPEUTIC use of nitroglycerin; ANGINA pectoris; BEHAVIOR modification; CARDIOVASCULAR disease nursing; CHEST pain; CORONARY disease; FAMILY medicine; HEALTH behavior; MEDICAL office nursing; MEDICAL protocols; PATIENT education; QUALITY of life; RISK assessment; WORLD Wide Web; INFORMATION resources; SYMPTOMS

The article offers information on coronary heart disease (CHD), which is regarded as the most common cause of premature death in Britain, causing over 28,000 early deaths in 2008. The disease process involves the narrowing of the arteries that supply blood to the heart with the narrowing caused by the build-up of fats or plaques, known as arterosclerosis. The plaque build up is often caused by poor diet, smoking, and/or lack of exercise. The symptom of chest pain experienced by a CHD patient is called angina.