Combined Science GCSE
Coronary heart disease
What Coronary heart disease means in Combined Science GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Coronary heart disease
Check what you remember
Read the wording for your board, then hide it and explain Coronary heart disease in your own words. Rough notes are fine. This is a self-check, with no mark or grade.
Reference: AQA
A non-communicable disease in which layers of fatty material build up inside the coronary arteries, narrowing them.
Topics that use Coronary heart disease
Related terms
- Artificial heart
- Mechanical valve
- Biological valve
- Donor heart and heart-lung transplantation
- Faulty heart valve
- Heart failure
- Leaky valve
- Organ shortage
Using Coronary heart disease in the exam
Check the command word and mark scheme for your exact question. After comparing your explanation with the reference, use the term in an answer on the linked topic. This practice does not predict an exam mark.
Practise Combined Science questions
Create a free account to answer exam-style questions on this topic and get feedback on your answers.
Start free
All Combined Science GCSE termsA week of Premium from your first lesson · Then the free plan continues · No card, no charge