Heart DiseaseThe Unknown Killer

             1. To explain how chemistry is part of my life.
             A. An in depth look at heart disease.
             C. Explanation on how chemistry is used to treat and in some cases cure heart
             A. Recap on how chemistry is part of my life and everyone's life.
             B. Elude to the horrors of a world without chemistry.
             A merciless killer stalks the people of this country. No one can run and no one can
             hide, but there is a hope. The application of chemistry in the treatment of heart disease is
             the key to ceasing this villain from claiming another victim. Education, though, is the
             prerequisite to treating this relentless scourge. People must learn about the symptoms and
             causes of heart disease in order to put this nefarious fiend to rest.
             Heart diseases have been a major health problem in the United States for years and
             are the leading cause of death. Nearly one million people die each year of cardiovascular
             disease. Despite these impressive figures, the death rate from cardiovascular diseases has
             declined since the mid-1970s, due to modification of risk factors for disease, and
             improvements in diagnosis and treatment.
             Most heart diseases are associated with inadequate blood supply to body tissue or
             overwork of the heart muscle. Heart diseases may be generally classified as congenital or
             acquired. Congenital disorders result from abnormal development of the fetal heart.
             Acquired disorders of the heart are due to hereditary, environmental, and infectious
             processes that damage the heart muscle, the coronary arteries, the heart valves, or the
             Congenital heart defects complicate approximately 8 of every 1,000 live births.
             Infants with heart disease often demonstrate poor feeding and failure to thrive. They may
             exhibit respiratory distress with rapid breathing and heart rates of 160 to 200 beats per
             minute. They may be ashen or blue in color and perspire excessively. Most of the defects
             occur during the ...

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