Epidemiology of Coronary Artery Diseases

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Epidemiology of Coronary
Artery Diseases
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Contents
Introduction......................................................................................................................................3
Occurrence and Incidence................................................................................................................4
Mortality and Morbidity..................................................................................................................6
Epidemiological Substantiation for Hope and the Policy Inferences..............................................7
Conclusion.......................................................................................................................................9
Bibliography..................................................................................................................................10

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Introduction
Recent report on Coronary Artery Diseases included the causes, treatment and
comparison between treatment options such as Old Balloon Angioplasty and Stent replacement.
This report comprises of the Epidemiology of Coronary Artery Diseases. The acquaintance of
Coronary Artery Diseases has made extraordinary paces during past 15years. Researchers
Dawber and Kannel denoted to the coronary diseases as “It has seldom been possible in
noninfectious diseases to identify highly susceptible individuals years before the development
disease” (Epstein, 1965). The modern improvements are highly due to the statistic that arena
readings among existing inhabitants have increased ascendance above evidence on the
dissemination of this disorder.
Globally, it was projected around 17.7 million individuals passed away from CVD which
constitutes 31% of total global losses wherein 7.4 million died because of Coronary Artery
Diseases. It is estimated that by 2030, US population to have some form of CVD by 43.9%.
However, as per the 2004 to 2014 research data it shows declination of 25.3% from CVD in the
United States (Amal Jamee Shahwan, 2019). The coronary artery disease begins with vascular
injury and the accumulation of cholesterol plaque in the veins which is referred as
“Atherosclerosis”. When the arteries turn out to be partially or completely blocked it causes
reduction in blood flow (Sampson, 2018). The arteries bring oxygen and nutrient-rich plasma to
heart. Threat of developing atherosclerosis essentially increases when an individual smokes,
hypertension, and high cholesterol, irregular exercise and has diabetes. Other associated risk
factors comprises overweight or have heredity.

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Source: (CDC.gov, 2017)
Occurrence and Incidence
About 71.3 million people which estimate around one in three adults in United States
have one or multiple type of CVD. The increase in prevalence generally increases with
progressing age and differs with racial, geographic and ethnic and socio-demographic groups.
However, increasing age is the greatest common associate threat factor for CVD wherein about
62% of 65 age adults are incarnate with CVD. Particularly, 55-64 age men’s and women’s are an
extraordinary apprehension. As per data, 56.5 of women and 52.0 of men have one or more type
of CVD. Children’s and adolescents also represent an essential age group however; the number
is low around 600 circumstances per year. Furthermore, abrupt cardiac decease is observed in
one in five deaths among children’s of age group 1-13 and one in three among 14-21 (Brown,
2007).
In the United States, Coronary Artery Diseases are the maximum communal between
Hispanic Americans and slightest communal in the middle of “Asian Americans, American