© 2010 Cengage-Wadsworth Ch. 11 Cardiovascular Disease 1. What is cardiovascular disease? #___ Cause of Death in the U.S. 2. How can I prevent it? Almost all risk factors are _____ & _____ thru a healthy lifestyle! LDL  HDL Atherosclerosis

© 2010 Cengage-Wadsworth Cardiovascular Disease Any disease that affects the heart and the blood vessels The#1 cause of death in the United States

© 2010 Cengage-Wadsworth Examples of Cardiovascular Disease – Coronary heart disease – Stroke – Peripheral vascular disease – Congenital heart disease – Rheumatic heart disease – Atherosclerosis – High blood pressure – Congestive heart failure

© 2010 Cengage-Wadsworth How Can I Prevent HD? Genetic inheritance plays a role in CHD Most important determinant is personal lifestyle – we have a lot of control! Almost all of the major risk factors for CHD are preventable and reversible

© 2010 Cengage-Wadsworth Regular physical activity helps to control most of the major risk factors that lead to heart disease

© 2010 Cengage-Wadsworth Lifetime participation in physical activity is one of the most important factors in the prevention of cardiovascular disease

© 2010 Cengage-Wadsworth Habitual aerobic exercise helps increase HDL cholesterol (“good” cholesterol)

© 2010 Cengage-Wadsworth Habitual aerobic exercise increases insulin sensitivity and decreases risk for diabetes

© 2010 Cengage-Wadsworth Regular physical activity is an important way to maintain healthy blood pressure

© 2010 Cengage-Wadsworth Abnormal Electrocardiograms The electrocardiogram (ECG or EKG) provides a record of the electrical impulses that stimulate the heart to contract Normal electrocardiogram

© 2010 Cengage-Wadsworth Exercise tolerance test with twelve-lead electrocardiographic monitoring (an exercise stress-ECG)

© 2010 Cengage-Wadsworth Ample amounts of fruits and vegetables provide the necessary nutrients to keep homocysteine from causing heart disease or stroke

© 2010 Cengage-Wadsworth Cardiovascular Risk Reduction Most risk factors are reversible & preventable Individuals have control over lifestyle factors Healthy habits that help prevent disease can be developed through willpower & commitment

© 2010 Cengage-Wadsworth Lab 11A (Pages ) Self Assessment of Coronary Heart Disease Risk Factor Analysis

© 2010 Cengage-Wadsworth Ch. 11 Cardiovascular Disease 1. What is cardiovascular disease? #___ Cause of Death in the U.S. 2. How can I prevent it? Almost all risk factors are _____ & _____ thru a healthy lifestyle! LDL  HDL Atherosclerosis