Heart Disease Notes Did you know… In one day blood travels 12,000 miles in your body!! MMMMMMM MMMMMM

Cardiovascular Disease- Group of Diseases of the heart and blood vessels. ** The Leading cause of death in the United States ** Risk Factors – You Control -Smoking-Hypertension -Lack of Exercise-Poor Diet -Obesity-High Cholesterol

2.Gender 3.Race 4.Age Abdominal Fat -Two Traditional Body shapes the “apple” (store additional wt. around waist/abdominal fat) -And the “pear” (store additional wt. around hips and thighs) -Men and women with the “apple” shape are more likely for HD, high blood pressure, and type II diabetes Risk Factors – With No Control 1.Heredity **Premature Heart Attack Age** Males: Before 55Females: Before 65

Types of Heart Disease 1.Arteriosclerosis – General term for describing a hardening and thickening of the arteries. 2.Atherosclerosis – Fatty substances are deposited in the artery walls. 3.Angina Pectoris – Chest pain from a narrowing of the blood vessels in the heart. 4.Myocardial Infarction – Heart Attack, interruption of blood flow to the heart. 5.Arrhythmia – Irregular heart beat. 6.Hypertension – High Blood Pressure. (anything over 120/80)

Facts - Each year there are about 1.3 million heart attacks - about 632,000 will die - about ½ wait over 2 hours before getting help Signs of a Heart Attack - Pressure, squeezing in chest -Spread to shoulders, arms neck, jaw - Shortness of breath, sweating - Nausea

Heart Attack

Treatment Beta Blockers – slow heart rate, BP Coronary Bypass Surgery -A vein from another part of the body, often the leg, is grafted into a coronary artery so blood flow is detoured around a blockage.

Balloon Angioplasty -A balloon tipped catheter is inserted into the site of a blockage and inflated -This pushes plaque against the artery wall = opening the blood flow These small metal tubes prop open the heart's blood vessels

Stroke - blood vessel in or around the brain bursts or becomes blocked. - may be conscious or unconscious – Partial or total paralysis - Pupils may be unequal - breathing is slowed -slurred speech -Confusion What to do? - Lie down - Head and shoulders slightly raised - Relieve the force of blood on the brain - CALL 911