OUR EVERYDAY ENCOUNTERS WITH DISEASES

Author: Eric Jiang

Editor: Kira Tian and Peggy Yang

Artist: Nicole Tseng

Cardiovascular disease is a general term for conditions affecting the heart or blood vessels It's the leading cause for death globally every 36 seconds, a person dies of cardiovascular disease in the United States alone. Four of the main types of cardiovascular disease include coronary heart disease, strokes and TIAs (mini strokes), peripheral arterial disease, and

Aortic disease

Among them, ischaemic heart disease (also called coronary artery disease) and stroke are the top two leading causes of death globally.

Ischaemic heart disease is a heart problem caused by narrowed heart arteries. It is also the world’s biggest killer, responsible for 16% of the world’s total deaths Additionally, strokes and chronic