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Ischaemic heart disease

Ischaemic heart disease . What is it? . Ischaemic heart disease reduces blood supply to the heart muscles and is one of the major cardiovascular diseases. . What are the causes if this disease? (Risk factors). Risk factors of Ischaenic heart disease Increase in age

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Ischaemic heart disease

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  1. Ischaemic heart disease

  2. What is it? • Ischaemic heart disease reduces blood supply to the heart muscles and is one of the major cardiovascular diseases.

  3. What are the causes if this disease? (Risk factors) • Risk factors of Ischaenic heart disease • Increase in age • Smoking cigarettes • Cholesterol level • Diabetes • High blood pressure • It is more common in men

  4. How is this disease preventable? • The best way to prevent Ischaemic heart disease is to maintain a healthy diet to lower blood pressure level and cholesterol level. Smokers are also encouraged to stop smoking has it also is a risk factor to this disease.

  5. Australian statistics of the ischaemic heart disease • Prevalence - number of Australians with condition in 2004-05 • 637,900 • Incidence - number of events in 40-90 year olds in 2005 • 47,730 • Hospitalization in 2006-07 • 162,328 • Deaths in 2006 • 22,983

  6. Burden of the disease • There are no major burdens for this disease it is simply maintaining a healthy diet and lifestyle. This disease solely depends on what you do and put in your body. E.g. smoking and high cholesterol foods and sugars.

  7. Population groups higher at risk • Older people age groups have the higher risk to having this disease than younger people due to their weakness of the heart and complications of maintaining there cholesterols level and blood pressure level.

  8. Research resource • http://www.aihw.gov.au/cvd/coronary_disease.cfmhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ischaemic_heart_disease

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