Question

the failure to deliver blood to the heart due to a narrowing of arteries results in _______.
a. atherosclerosis
b. a stroke
c. coronary heart disease
d. hypertension

please select the best answer from the choices provided.

○ a
○ b
○ c
○ d

Explanation:

1. Atherosclerosis is the narrowing of the arteries itself, not the resulting condition from reduced blood flow to the heart.
2. A stroke is reduced blood flow to the brain, not the heart.
3. Coronary heart disease develops when the coronary arteries that supply the heart narrow, limiting oxygenated blood delivery to cardiac tissue.
4. Hypertension refers to chronically elevated blood pressure, not reduced heart blood flow from narrowed arteries.

Answer:

C. coronary heart disease