Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is a general identification of diseases of the heart and the blood vessels. It is the leading cause of death in Australia and the amount of people living with it increases and is increasing due to environmental‚ socioeconomic and sociocultural determinants. One in 5 Australian’s were diagnosed with CVD between 2011 and 2012. In 2012 alone‚ 43‚946 Australians died because of CVD and in 2013 to 2014‚ 11% of all hospitalisations were due to CVD. These three factors differentiate
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Project Periodontitis and Heart Disease Andrea Wilson University of Arkansas-Fort Smith Abstract According to the American Heart Association‚ cardiovascular disease and heart disease are used interchangeably. Cardiovascular disease is a disease that is associated with the heart and blood vessels. There are many different types of heart diseases and they all include a variety of problems. Periodontal disease is a complex chronic inflammatory disease that results in the loss of connective
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1 Background (750) Just over one in five adult Australians (22%) report having at least one form of cardiovascular disease (CVD) [AIHW]. All statistical information on the prevalence of CVD relies on self-report measures‚ meaning those with mild forms who have not yet sought treatment and those with an inability to adequately report their own health are not properly represented. The self-report survey used‚ did not include any people living in care facilities‚ and since CVD is most common in individuals
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risk factors for cardiovascular disease (CVD) in African Americans‚ to improve self-efficacy for diet and physical activity‚ and to increase intentions to eat healthier and be physically active. This paper examines the effects of risks associated with being an African American with cardiovascular disease. These changes in behavioral‚ educational and physical activity may reverse the effects of cardiovascular disease. Providing education about the risk factors for cardiovascular disease can offer a reduction
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approach to inquiry" (pg. 463). Metaparadigm‚ on the other hand‚ "is a statement or group of statements identifying its relevant phenomena" (Fawcett‚ 1984‚ pg. 84). The metaparadigm has four central concepts to the discipline of nursing and they are interrelated although they have different meanings. They are: * Person‚ * Environment‚ * Health‚ and * Nursing (caring) This assignment has two parts: A. How Fawcett (1984) describe Nursing (caring); B. Explore how nursing (caring) is expressed in Christensen’s
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1A: Health Issue: Cardiovascular disease Factors contributing to Loitja’s risk of cardiovascular disease include: Stress (Harvard Health Publications‚ Harvard Medical School‚ 2010-16) -Loitja’s can be due to: low income‚ being a carer; crowded living conditions; disability; language and cultural differences from the mainstream; being Indigenous given historical factors such as dispossession from land. Passive smoking could leave her at risk of: COAD; COPD; cardiovascular diseases; and lung cancer
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Cardiovascular disease is among the most common disease that cause early mortality. There have been an inexhaustible amount of studies on cardiovascular disease. It can be a preventable and controllable disease with the proper nutrition‚ exercise‚ and dedication. People for centuries have been dying early deaths because they did not know how to take care of their own body. Now that we have reached the 21st century‚ we have the medical knowledge as well as the tools to better prevent disease such
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CARDIOVASCULAR: PROJECT Did you know that "Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in the United States‚ and claims the lives of approximately 800‚000 Americans each year"? What if there was a way to prevent it? Actually in a lot of cases there are ways. More than 200‚000 of these deaths from heart disease‚ stroke and high blood pressure are preventable‚ according to a first-of-its-kind analysis by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Find out how so you won’t be one of
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International statistics of circulatory system diseases‚ cardiovascular diseases in Mongolia. Done by: Anand. B (AUS-233) Ulaanbaatar‚ Mongolia 2013 year. International statistics of cardiovascular diseases. According to WHO estimates‚ 17 million people around the globe die of CVD each year. In 1998 there were 7.3 million deaths from heart attack and 5.1 million from stroke. Another 15 million each year survive minor strokes. 600 million people with high blood pressure are at risk of
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Cardiovascular diseases include a wide range of heart abnormalities‚ as well as diseases of other parts of the circulatory system‚ such as the coronary arteries‚ ther cerebrovascular system‚ the aorta and pulmonary vessels‚ and the peripheral arteries and veins. Abnormalities of these structures may be either congenital or acquired over time. It has been said that cardiovascular disease kills about 954‚000 people annually‚ including more than 156‚000 people under the age of sixty-five years.
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