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Ischaemic
Heart
Disease!
What are the What is Ischaemic Heart How to avoid Ischaemic
causes? Disease? Heart Disease?
1. Atherosclerosis Ischaemic heart disease is a
Plaque, a substance heart problem caused by
composed mostly of fats will narrowed heart arteries.
build up within the arteries,
causing narrowing and 1. Don’t smoke or drink
reduces blood flow to heart Smoking and drinking can
which can lead to heart
attack.
2. Blood clot
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increase blood pressure
2. Eat a heart-healthy diet
A low-fat, high-fibre diet is
Blood clot might block an Based on the report recommende. Eat more food
artery and lead to sudden, issued by National like fruits, vegetables, whole
severe myocardial ischemia, grains, lean protein, fish, nuts,
resulting in a heart attack.
Statistics Department on and olive oil.
31st October 2018, 3. Be more active
ischaemic heart disease Exercise strengthens the heart
was identified as the main muscle. It also trims fat,
cause of death in lowers blood pressure, and
increases protective HDL
Malaysia for year 2017.
cholesterol levels.

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