Cardiovascular disease
- Created by: Bethhy
- Created on: 16-04-14 13:36
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- Cardiovascular disease
- Heart disease
- angina
- plaque building up in the coronary arteries.
- Heart goes into anaerobic respiration
- lack of oxygenated blood.
- Heart goes into anaerobic respiration
- plaque building up in the coronary arteries.
- heart attacks
- blood clot
- blocks the artery
- starves heart from oxygen and nutrients
- blocks the artery
- blood clot
- angina
- strokes
- disruption in the blood supply to the brain
- clot gets into blood stream and gets blocked in the brain
- disruption in the blood supply to the brain
- epidemiology
- number affected in the population
- can potentially predict rick of development
- number affected in the population
- risk factors
- genes: genetic tendencies can increase chance of development
- easily damaged artery/hypertension/metabolism
- Gender: under 50 men are more likely to develop
- oestrogen stops the build up of plaque
- falls at menopause
- oestrogen stops the build up of plaque
- age: older more likely
- blood vessels wear, lose elasticality
- genes: genetic tendencies can increase chance of development
- lifestyle factors
- smoking increases risk
- being overweight
- heart working harder
- increase exercise reduces risk
- high stress levels increase risk
- poor diet increases
- treatment
- blood pressure
- diuretics
- reduce volume of substances in the blood
- beta blocker
- heart rate slower
- sympathetic nerve inhibitors
- dilates arteries
- diuretics
- statins
- lower cholesterol in blood
- plant stanols
- found in yoghurt
- stand in for cholesterol
- found in yoghurt
- anticoagulants
- warfrin
- makes blood clots much harder to make
- warfrin
- blood pressure
- Heart disease
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