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CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE. DISEASE THAT AFFECTS THE HEART OR BLOOD VESSELS. Hypertension--high blood pressure Risk factor for other types of CVD Called the “silent killer” More common over age 35 One-third of adults have it

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CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE

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  1. CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE DISEASE THAT AFFECTS THE HEART OR BLOOD VESSELS

  2. Hypertension--high blood pressure • Risk factor for other types of CVD • Called the “silent killer” • More common over age 35 • One-third of adults have it • Manage weight, get adequate physical activity, and eat a nutritious diet TYPES OF CVD

  3. ATHEROSCLEROSIS • BUILD UP OF PLAQUE ON ARTERY WALLS • CAUSES ARTERIOSCLEROSIS-HARDENED ARTERIES • MAIN CAUSE IS UNHEALTHY FOOD CHOICES—EATING FATTY FOODS TYPES CONT.

  4. ANGINA PECTORIS—chest pain from the heart not getting enough oxygen, usually caused by atherosclerosis • ARRHYTHMIAS—irregular heartbeats, ventricular fibrillation is most common cause of cardiac arrest • HEART ATTACK—occurs when a reduced or blocked blood supply damages the heart muscle • CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE—occurs when the heart weakens and can no longer maintain its regular pumping rate and force, cannot be cured DISEASES OF THE HEART

  5. STROKE—acute injury in which blood flow to the brain is interrupted • Warning Signs: severe headache, numbness to one side of the body, confusion, trouble walking, dizziness, and trouble seeing out of one or both eyes ONE LAST TYPE…

  6. TOBACCO USE • HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE • HIGH CHOLESTEROL • PHYSICAL INACTIVITY • EXCESS WEIGHT • STRESS • ALCOHOL AND DRUG USE CONTROLLABLE RISK FACTORS

  7. HEREDITY • GENDER—MEN HAVE GREATER RISK • AGE—INCREASES AS YOU GET OLDER, 80 % OF PEOPLE WHO DIE FROM CVD ARE 65 OR OLDER RISK FACTORS OUT OF OUR CONTROL

  8. CVD IS THE LEADING CAUSE OF DEATH FOR ADULTS IN THE U.S. • CVD CAN START TO DEVELOP DURING ADOLESCENCE • KNOWING RISK FACTORS CAN HELP YOU MAKE A COMMITMENT TO REDUCE YOUR RISK WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW

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