Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION In today's society, people are gaining medical knowledge at quite a fast pace. Treatments, cures, and vaccines for various diseases and disorders are being developed constantly, and yet, coronary heart disease remains the number one killer in the world. The media today concentrates intensely on drug and alcohol abuse, homicides, AIDS and so on. What a lot of people are not realizing is that coronary heart disease actually accounts for about 80% of all …showed first 75 words of 4449 total…

…showed last 75 words of 4449 total…built-in warning device indicating that the heart has reached its maximum workload. Upon experiencing angina, precautions should be taken. This mean you should go see a doctor now!!! Don’t hesitate. A person's lifestyle also plays a major role in determining the chance of developing heart diseases. If people do n! ot learn how to prevent it themselves, coronary artery disease will remain as the single biggest killer in the world, by far. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography**