Publication Details
Issue: Vol 4, No 2 (2023)
Pages: 141-145
ISSN: 2660-4159

Abstract

Cardiovascular disease continues to be the leading cause of mortality and disability in the world's population and the proportion of deaths due to coronary heart disease (CHD) is 25% to 50%. IHD is a chronic disease with a multifactorial etiology. Risk factors such as high blood pressure, overweight or obesity, hyperglycaemia and hyperlipidaemia contribute to the development of CVD including IHD.

Keywords
coronary heart disease young age risk factors