The Heart Disease Chart, with updated images and text and improved design elements, provides an easy-to-understand overview of the important anatomical aspects of heart disease. The chart features:
- the progression of heart disease in atherosclerosis in three stages, each with an anatomical image of the surface or cross-section of the heart, a cross-section of an artery, and a cross-section of the heart wall.
- how a narrowed artery leads to ischemia
- how a blocked artery leads to a myocardial infarction (heart attack)
- the recovery period with collateral blood supply
- heart disease in hypertension which can lead to hypertrophy and dilation of the left ventricle.
- congestive heart failure, mitral valve prolapse, and the effects of aging on the heart
- for comparison, the chart also contains illustrations of normal heart anatomy, including anterior surface and cross-sections of the heart, the systems coronary arteries on the heart, and a cross-section of a normal coronary artery.
Ideal for learning or teaching about the mechanisms of heart disease.
Heart Disease Laminated Anatomical Chart
Chart Size 50cm x 65cm. 2 eyelets for easy hanging.