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CARDIOVASCULAR HEALTH

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1 CARDIOVASCULAR HEALTH

2 CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE
Build up of fatty materials on the inside of arteries atherosclerosis Wall thickens as a result of the buildup, blood flow is restricted, allowing some parts of the body to not get enough oxygen.

3 HEART ATTACK Buildup of fatty materials in the coronary arteries will block blood flow to the heart and cause a heart attack.

4 STROKE Build up of fatty materials in the arteries leading to the brain causes a stroke. Stroke can also be caused by a burst blood vessel

5 HYPERTENSION Hypertension high blood pressure
Greater than 140/90 (Normal is 120/80) Heart needs to work harder to get blood to the body through the vessels. Damaging to blood vessels Can lead to/ Is related to heart attack, kidney failure, stroke

6 SICKLE-CELL ANEMIA Genetic disease where a persons red blood cells are misshaped. The cells cannot carry oxygen and don’t fit through small arteries and veins.

7 HEMOPHILIA Blood clotting disease.
People don’t have a blood clotting factor (fibrin) Blood will not clot.

8 BRUISE Also called a contusion.
Broken capillaries from extreme pressure. Blood leaks and pools forming the colored spot on your body.

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