1. Introducing… the story of Angel heart the super hero that fights CAD (coronary artery disease) By: Emanuela Miloshevska Period:4 th Health science

2. My strengths and weaknesses  My name is Angelic heart, and I fight CAD (coronary artery disease). I was born when an epidemic of CAD exploded on a large population, and I was born to destroy it, and keep people safe. My Strengths are the following: I dissolve the building up of lipids in the arteries with my sword. My Necklace makes people change their lifestyle once it touches them, and strengthens their immune system. I use my wings to fly into the heart and use my sharp claws to slash into the fatty deposits that are left in the arteries.  My weaknesses are: I am not the strongest superhero, I am also the youngest. In addition I have 12 annoying brothers and sisters that always tease me. My weakness is fatty foods.  Interesting fact. My best friend is Violet gleam, who fights a mosquito- borne illness.

3. What kind of infection is it?  The coronary artery disease is a life style infection, that includes bacteria in it as the cause.

4. How it began and where it began  Location: Collage students in Alabama.  Population: 80% of the teenagers were affected by this disease.

5. Symptoms and Effect  This disease effects the heart. It is a condition in which fatty deposits called plaque build-up in the heart’s arteries. These deposits cause arteries to become narrow and blocked, which restricts blood and oxygen flow to the heart muscle. Symptoms:  Back or Jaw pain  Nausea  Angina(chest pain or felling pressure on chest)  Shortness of breath( like after a long workout)  Faster heartbeat and Dizziness  Extreme sweating  Some people don't have any symptoms. This is called "silent ischemia." In rare cases, you can even have a "silent heart attack," a heart attack without symptoms.  This disease is not contagious. But the time it takes for the symptoms to occur is 5 minutes. If any of these symptoms do not stop in the next 5 minutes, you may be in danger of a heart attack and CAD.

6. Cure and Prevention  There are some treatments for this disease that will help you cure CAD before anything serious can happen like a heart atack.  Treatments:  Relieving symptoms.  Reducing risk factors in an effort to slow, stop, or reverse the buildup of plaque.  Lowering the risk of blood clots forming. (Blood clots can cause a heart atack)  Widening or bypassing clogged arteries.  Preventing complications of CHD. Also there is a few things you can do to prevent this disease from happening in your body.  Preventions:  Eat a healthy diet  Exercise regularly  Take medicine that was prescribed by your doctor.  Do not smoke or do drugs