These two conditions are related because when someone gets arteriosclerosis it will lead to getting hypertension. With…
2. Medical History: Diabetes Mellitus, Hypertension, Renal Stones, Anemia, Acne, Prostatic Hyperplasia, Muscular Dystrophy, Hemiplegia, Coronary Artery Disease, G.E.R.D. and ED.…
Through cohort study designs and other evidence-based management studies, identify the major causes of CVD, and analyze the key steps, including current medications, used to address the disease.…
Lifestyle can also increase an individual’s risk of developing the disorder, for example having a poor diet as this can lead to high blood pressure or heart disease, additionally having too much saturated fat can cause narrowing of the arteries, increasing the risk of having a heart attack or a stroke which could lead to developing vascular dementia. It is also important to exercise in order to raise the heart beat to ensure your blood is flowing as it should, minimising risks of developing blood clots. Other lifestyle events that can encourage an individual to develop the disorder includes smoking, drinking excessive amounts of alcohol, having high cholesterol as well as having heart…
The left ventricle pumps blood through the aorta to all body parts (such as your little finger)…
McChance, K.L. and Huether, S.E. (2006) Pathophysiology: the biologic basis for disease in adults and children 5th edn. St. Louis: Elsevier Mosby.…
Coronary heart disease: Coronary heart disease is the build-up of plaque such as cholesterol and other fatty substances within the coronary arteries causing a reduced or no supply of oxygen to the heart. The process of plaque lining the coronary arteries is called arteriosclerosis. Coronary heart disease can be caused and triggered by many different factors. These include: Smoking; lifetime smoking roughly doubles your risk of developing heart disease because the chemicals in tobacco get into the bloodstream from the lungs and they damage the blood vessels and other parts of the body. It is one of the leading causes of cardiovascular disease; High blood pressure; the blood pressure can become dangerous the higher it gets. An increased of blood pressure is an increase of the force of blood against the walls of the arteries and the higher the blood pressure the higher the likelihood the walls of the arteries can become damaged. This can lead to stiffness of the arteries making them less flexible which can lead to the build-up of cholesterol, even after being used on cells the extra gets deposited inside the artery wall lining which can lead to atherosclerosis and this can occur from unhealthy diet intake. Your blood pressure and cholesterol level are also important. All people aged over 40 should have a cardiovascular health risk assessment’ usually available at your GP surgery. If you have a high risk of developing cardiovascular disease, treatment to reduce high blood pressure (hypertension) and/or cholesterol may be advised. Physical activity like exercising helps reduce blood pressure and the…
The most common symptom of Cardiovascular Disease is shortness of breath, heavy breathing, and pain in the chest, “Pain numbness, weakness or coldness in your legs or arms” (MayoClinic, 2012). These are a symptom that comes and go and much is check with, regular visits infections and viruses can also be other symptoms if not treated. It caused by narrowed blocked or stiffened blood vessels that prevent your heart, brain, and other parts of the body from not getting enough blood. The cause is Smoking, diabetes, high blood pressure, and stress, which we all face at some point of life, but never think about the dangers what it can do. To are health and heart but treatment is easy and will give your heart a second chance, from lifestyle changes, medications, and surgery. But let’s remember there also many types of heart disease from “Heart arrhythmia and heart defects” (MayoClinic, 2012), which may need open-heart surgery or a peacemaker. Change is always number one but doing it alone is not always easy, support groups, rehabilitation, and continued…
Cardiovascular disease is a substantial concern and has emerged as one of the leading health issues. In examining cardiovascular disease, its incidence is astounding. Each year approximately one million men and women die, averaging one death every thirty three seconds (Heart, 2013).The death rate for cardiovascular issues such as myocardial infarction and CHF claim more lives than cancer and Aids combined. Heart disease will be the number one cause of death by the year 2020 worldwide (Heart, 2013).…
Cardiovascular disease is most evident as stroke, heart attack, angina, heart failure and peripheral vascular disease.…
One characteristic of this health problem, cardiovascular disease, is examining it in terms of, people or a population that are diagnosed with this chronic health condition. Normally, a persons’ heart serves as a main pump organ of the body. It is the rhythmic muscular contraction of the heart that circulates blood throughout the body. There are adverse medical conditions as a result of peoples’ lifestyles that affect the cardiac functioning over time. Some main factors resulting in cardiovascular disease risk are high blood pressure, high LDL cholesterol, and smoking (CDC, 2012). About half of Americans (49%) have at least one of these three…
There are many risk factors that can cause VTE including recent hospitalization, surgery, prolonged immobility, recent travel, trauma, and certain conditions including heart disease, respiratory disease, cancer, and clotting disorders. In our study, waist circumference was more predictive of a VTE than body mass index. We also found that heavy smoking predicted a VTE, whereas hypertension did not (Hansson et al., 1999).…
And the incidence of clinical consequences of atherosclerosis such as ischemic heart disease rises with age, especially after the age of 40 (Chambless et al., 1997). It is much more common in men in comparison to women and the important risk factors that predispose towards atherosclerosis include smoking, hypertension, diabetes and high serum cholesterol. The patient is 56 years old, has elevated cholesterol and hypertension which he is on dietary therapy for, hence it is likely he has atheroma formation which is the pathological reason behind his angina pectoris. Most coronary heart diseases (CHD) are caused by atherosclerosis which are responsible for more than 73,000 deaths in the UK each year, about 1 in 6 men die from CHD (Nhs.uk, 2017). The patient has hyperlipidaemia which is anything above 5.0mmol/L and it is closely associate with cardiovascular diseases. There is evidence (Ross and Harker, 1976; Fazio, 2001) that strongly suggests that hyperlipidaemia increases the chances of developing progressive atherosclerosis and hence the chances of having a myocardial infarction, stroke and gangrene of the extremities (Ross, 1993). Myocardial infarction and stroke are possible fatal complications associated with atherosclerosis, as a piece of the thrombus can break off and travel to a smaller artery to block off blood flow to a part of the myocardium or…
Some but not all of the causes of the disorder are the same in men and women. Risk factors that increase the chances of heart disease are: high blood cholesterol levels, high levels of low-density lipoprotein and low levels of high-density lipoproteins, hypertension, diabetes, family history, cigarette smoking, obesity, and physical inactivity (Coronary Artery Disease: Disease/Disorder Overview,…
According to the CDC (2010b), cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death for both men and women (34.3 percent of all deaths), and is estimated to affect over 81 million people in the United States (AHA, 2010). Cardiovascular disease includes several conditions (AHA, 2010): high blood pressure, coronary heart disease, stroke, and heart failure. Coronary heart disease is the most…
