The sudden blocking of an artery by a clot or foreign material which has been brought to the sight of lodgement by the blood current. Hypertension is a risk factor for cardiovascular disease. ICD version 10 has been released and will be introduced in Canada in the next few years. The number of instances of illness commencing, or of persons falling ill, during a given period in a specified population. An area of coagulation necrosis in a tissue due to local ischemia resulting from obstruction of circulation to the area, most commonly by a thrombus or embolus.
Life expectancy is a summary measure of the health status of a population.
It is defined as the average number of years an individual of a given age is expected to live if current mortality rates continue. In Canada, the life expectancy during the period 1990- 1992 was 75 years for men and 81 years for women. They consist of a spherical core of triglycerides or cholesteryl esters surrounded by a layer of phospholipids, cholesterol and apolipoproteins. High levels of LDL in blood plasma and low levels of HDL have been found to contribute to atherosclerosis. Cellular death affecting groups of cells, part of a structure or an organ.