Coronary Heart Disease

If fatty deposits form inside the coronary artery, the blood flow to the cardiac muscle

• increases

• decreases

If fatty deposits form inside the coronary artery, the artery becomes

• wider

• narrower

If fatty deposits form inside the coronary artery, the cardiac muscle receives

• more oxygen

• less oxygen

If fatty deposits form inside the coronary artery, the cardiac muscle receives less oxygen, causing

• the rate of reparation to increase

• the rate of respiration to decrease

What is this

• statin treatment

• stent treatment

Statins are drugs that

• reduce blood cholesterol

• dissolve the fat inside arteries

Statins lower blood cholesterol which

• increases the amount of cardiac muscle in the heart

• slows down the rate of fatty deposits inside arteries

Have to take for a long time

• stents

• statins

A one off operation

• stents

• statins

Risk of infection from surgery

• stents

• statins