1. Preventing Heart Disease

2. What is heart disease?
Heart disease is a collection of problems affecting the heart and blood vessels
Heart Valve problems
Arrhythmia
Heart attack
Stroke
(American Heart association, 2017)

3. #1 cause of death in women…throughout the world!
Why should you care?
Cardiovascular disease (CVD/heart disease) is the
#1 cause of death in women…throughout the world!
(Davidson et al. 2012)
Women tend to ignore symptoms or don’t recognize symptoms
Are treated less aggressively than men
are older and have more comorbidities than men
Have a higher mortality rate than men
(Gujral & Sawatzky, 2017)

4. Cholesterol, high blood pressure, heart attack, and stroke

5. Things to look for Heart Attack Stroke (F.a.s.t)
Pain in the back, neck, jaw or arm
Shortness of breath
Nausea, vomiting, or indigestion
Weakness or fainting
Cough
(Gujral & Sawatzky, 2017)
Facial drooping
Arm Weakness
Speech
Time (call 911 immediately)
Other symptoms:
Trouble seeing
Sudden headache
(American stroke association, 2017)

6. Risk factors Hypertension Smoking Diabetes Overweight/obesity
“the most common and preventable risk factor” (Gujral & Sawatzky, 2017, p. 24)
Smoking
Diabetes
Overweight/obesity
Menopause (Gujral & Sawatzky, 2017)
Family history of heart attack or stroke (American heart association, 2016)

7. have proven to decrease the risk of CVD (Barnes, 2012)
What can you do?
Lifestyle changes
have proven to decrease
the risk of CVD (Barnes, 2012)

8. Lifestyle changes; you can do it!
Exercise- 150 minutes/week (Sherrod, sherrod/,spitzer, & cheek, 2013)
“75 minutes per week of light physical activity could reduce cardiovascular risk by as much as 14%” (Barnes, 2012, p. 224)
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9. Healthy diet 2 cups of fruit and 2.5 cups of vegetables per day
minimum of 3 oz. of whole grains (6 oz. total) per day (ODPHP, 2017)
2 servings of oily fish per week (Sherrod, Sherrod, spitzer &sheek, 2013)

10. Ideal goals for heart health
Healthy body weight
BMI< 25
Blood sugar
<100mg/dl
Cholesterol
HDL >50mg/dL; LDL < 100mg/dl
Blood pressure
<120/80
(sherrod, sherrod, spitzer, 7 cheek, 2013)

11. (NHLBI, nd, calculate your body mass index)
Calculating BMI
“Body mass index (BMI) is a measure of body fat based on height and weight”
(NHLBI, nd, calculate your body mass index)
BMI CHART (NHBLI, ND)

12. References
American Heart Association (2016). Family history and heart disease, stroke. Retrieved from ly-History- and-Heart- Disease-Stroke_UCM_44849_Article.jsp#.WSxK2-vyvIU
American Heart association (2017). What is cardiovascular disease? Retrieved from Disease_UCM_301852_Article.jsp#.WTFrL- vyvIU
Barnes, A. (2012). Obesity and sedentary lifestyles; risk for cardiovascular disease in women. Obesity and Texas Heart Institute Journal, 39 (2), Retrieved from
Davidson, P. M., Meleis, A. I., McGrath, S.J., DiGiacomo, M., Dharmendra, T., Puzantian, H., Song, M., Riegel, B. (2012). Improving women’s cardiovascular health: a position statement from the international council on women’s health issues. Health Care For Women International, 33(10), Doi: /

13. Gujral, G. , & Sawatzky, J. V. (2017)
Gujral, G., & Sawatzky, J. V. (2017). Cardiovascular disease risk: a focus on women. Canadian Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing, 27(1), Retrieved from &sid=39ac2b52-cb0e-4d4e-be64-c b99e%40sessionmgr104&hid=127
National Heart Blood and Lung Institute (ND). Body mass index table. Retrieved from
National Heart Blood and Lung Institute (ND). Calculate your body mass index. Retrieved from
Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (2017). How to build a healthy eating pattern. Retrieved from Pattern.pdf
Sherrod, M., Sherrod, N., Spitzer, M., and Cheek, D. (2013). AHA recommendations for preventing heart disease in women. Nursing, 43(5), Doi: /01.NURSE

14. Recources
Educational slideshows ON HEART ATTACK, CHOLESTEROL, AND STROKE
Stroke warning signs quiz e-Warning-Signs-and-Symptoms_UCM_308528_SubHomePage.jsp
The f.a.s.t. app e-Warning-Signs-and-Symptoms_UCM_308528_SubHomePage.jsp
Information
Why getting quick stroke treatment is important
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15. Activity log
Get moving tips
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SERVING SIZE CARD
Meal plans and recipes
serving sizes and portions

16. HOW TO BUILD A HEALTHY EATING PATTERN
Meal plans and recipes
serving sizes and portions
Whole grains gallery
HOW TO BUILD A HEALTHY EATING PATTERN
WHOLE GRAINS AND FIBER
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