Relacionar Columnas Mod4 - Check for UnderstandingVersión en línea Determine which diseases are the leading cause of death in the Uniter States por Lindsay Russell 1 Fatty substances build up inside the walls of arteries. A hardening of the arteries, coronary heart disease. 2 The heart slowly weakens over time. Heart unable to pump as much blood as before. 3 Blood pressure consistently measuring 140/90 or higher. Strains heart and blood vessels. 4 Some of the tissue in the heart does not get its normal blood supply and dies. Can often be fatal. 5 Sudden disruption of blood flow to part of the brain. Can cause brain damage, paralysis, and death. Stroke Hypertension Heart Attack Congestive Heart Failure Atherosclerosis