1. CVD – Cardiovascular Disease
Disease that affects the heart or blood vessels.

2. Types of CVD’s
Hypertension – High Blood Pressure – Pressure on the walls of the vessels during the contraction of the heart and during the rest phase of the heart beat.
Normal blood pressure is 120/70.

3. Type of CVD Atherosclerosis – Plaque builds up on the artery walls.
Causes * food choices
* high blood pressure
* smoking
* high cholesterol levels

4. Diseases of the heart Diagnostic tools

5. EKG
MRI
NUCLEAR IMAGING
ANGIOGRAPHY

6. EKG

7. MRI

8. NUCLEAR IMAGING

9. ANGIOGRAPHY

10. TREATMENT
OPTIONS

11. CORONARY BYPASS

12. ANGIOPLASTY

13. MEDICATION

14. PACEMAKER

15. OTHER HEART DISEASES
CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE – A GRAUALLY WEAKENING OF THE HEART WHERE IT DOES NOT PUMP WITH THE FORCE NEEDED.
ANGINA PECTORIS – CHEST PAIN CAUSED BY A LACK OF OXYGEN TO THE HEART
ARRHYTHMIAS - IRREGULAR HEARTBEATS. THIS IS COMMON AND NOT USUALLY A PROBLEM, HOWEVER SOME ARRHYTHMIAS CAN BE SERIOUS.

16. Risk factors of cvd you can control
* Tobacco use * High Blood Pressure – HBP * High Cholesterol * Physical Inactivity * Excess Weight * Stress * Drug and Alcohol use

17. CVD RISK FACTORS YOU HAVE NO CONTROL OF
HEREDITY
GENDER
AGE