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Ch. 11 Cardiovascular Disease

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. Any disease that affects the heart and the blood vessels

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Ch. 11 Cardiovascular Disease

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  1. 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

  2. Any disease that affects the heart and the blood vessels The#1 cause of death in the United States Cardiovascular Disease

  3. Examples of Cardiovascular Disease Coronary heart disease Stroke Peripheral vascular disease Congenital heart disease Rheumatic heart disease Atherosclerosis High blood pressure Congestive heart failure

  4. 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

  5. Regular physical activity helps to control most of the major risk factors that lead to heart disease

  6. Lifetime participation in physical activity is one of the most important factors in the prevention of cardiovascular disease

  7. Habitual aerobic exercise helps increase HDL cholesterol (“good” cholesterol)

  8. Habitual aerobic exercise increases insulin sensitivity and decreases risk for diabetes

  9. Regular physical activity is an important way to maintain healthy blood pressure

  10. Abnormal Electrocardiograms The electrocardiogram (ECG or EKG) provides a record of the electrical impulses that stimulate the heart to contract Normal electrocardiogram

  11. Exercise tolerance test with twelve-lead electrocardiographic monitoring (an exercise stress-ECG)

  12. Ample amounts of fruits and vegetables provide the necessary nutrients to keep homocysteine from causing heart disease or stroke

  13. 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

  14. Lab 11A (Pages 413-414) • Self Assessment of Coronary Heart Disease Risk Factor Analysis

  15. 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

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