Coronary Artery Disease: When blood vessel wey carry blood go heart begin dey narrow
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🩺 Medically reviewed by licensed physicians with over 10 years of clinical experience
🔍 Quick Breakdown
Coronary artery disease na when d blood vessels wey dey supply d heart begin narrow.
Dis one go reduce d blood and oxygen wey dey reach d heart.
👉🏽 E fit lead to chest pain or heart attack.
🟧 Wetin dey happen?
Fat dey build up for d blood vessels.
• blood vessels go con begin dey narrow
• blood flow go reduce
👉🏽 Heart no get enough oxygen.
🟧 Why e dey happen?
• unhealthy diet
→ wey dey cause fat build up
• smoking
→ dey damage blood vessels
• high BP or sugar
→ dey increase d risk
👉🏽 Lifestyle plus health factors.
🟧 How you go know say e dey?
• chest pain
• breathing problem
• tiredness
👉🏽 Especially during activity.
🟧 Other signs
• pain wey dey spread go d arm or d neck
• dizziness
• sweating
👉🏽 Symptoms fit vary.
🟧 Wetin you fit do
• eat healthy
→ reduce fat
• exercise
→ improve circulation
• take medication
→ doctor go guide
👉🏽 Prevention and treatment dey possible.
🟧 Real life example
Oga Mattew, wey be 51 years old director for bank
begin notice say chest dey pain am small small when e dey waka fast or climb stairs…
At first, e no too mind am because:
• once e rest small, the pain go reduce
For about one month, e just dey ignore am.
But one day:
• d pain stay longer than usual
• e come dey feel uncomfortable and small fear catch am
That evening,
e no even gree go gym train like usual.
Na im e tell himself:
“Make I go check this thing with doctor…”
When e reach hospital:
• doctor ask questions
• dem run some heart tests
👉🏽 Doctor tell am say na coronary artery disease (CAD) wey dey cause the chest pain (angina)
👉🏽 Sometimes heart symptoms fit start slowly and easy to ignore at first
🔶🩺 When you gats go hospital 🚨
• chest pain no stop
• breathing hard
• faint or weak
👉🏽 Emergency—fit be heart attack.
🟢 Final reassurance
Coronary artery disease serious—but preventable.
👉🏽 Early lifestyle change fit protect your heart.
📚 Reference
For full medical references, see English version of this article.
⚠️ Disclaimer
This article na for education only.
E no replace doctor advice.
If you get symptoms or concern, abeg see healthcare professional.
🔗Related Health Topics
• Heart failure
• High cholesterol
• High Blood Pressure
• Healthy Habits
• Blood Pressure Check
• Diabetes
• Healthy Lifestyle and Weight Management
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