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Heart disease is when the blood vessels around
the heart become thicker because of a build
up of fatty materials in the blood vessels.
The
blood vessels may become so narrow that they
cannot deliver enough blood containing oxygen
to the heart when it needs it.
This is called ANGINA.
This is called ANGINA.
Heart
disease becomes really serious whenever a
blood vessel becomes blocked by a BLOOD
CLOT. This can cause a HEART
ATTACK!
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Heart disease is the main cause of death in
the UK
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Someone in the UK dies from heart disease
every 2 minutes
• Deaths from heart disease in Scotland
are amongst the highest in the UK
• Heart disease costs the UK economy
a staggering £10 billion each year!!
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