CVD Factors
- Created by: sophieamyx
- Created on: 27-06-17 09:06
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- CVD Factors
- Lifestyle
- Diet
- High in saturated fat increases risk
- Increases blood cholesterol
- Increases atheroma formation
- Forming blood clots, and leads to heart attacks/strokes/DVT
- Increases atheroma formation
- Increases blood cholesterol
- High in saturated fat increases risk
- HBP
- Risk of damage to artery walls
- Increases atheroma formation risk
- Can be caused by:
- Excessive alcohol consumption
- Stress
- Diet
- Risk of damage to artery walls
- Smoking
- Carbon monoxide in smoke combines with haemoglobin
- Haemoglobin is a protein that carries oxygen in blood
- Reduces amount of oxygen to be transported and oxygen available to tissues
- Heart muscle doesn't get enough oxygen = heart attack
- Brain doesn't get enough oxygen = stroke
- Nicotine causes sticky platelets, increasing thrombosis formation
- Decreases amount of antioxidants in the blood
- Antioxidants protect cells from damage
- Fewer antioxidant means an increase in damage to artery walls, increase risk of CVD
- Carbon monoxide in smoke combines with haemoglobin
- Inactivity
- Lack of exercise, increases blood pressure, leading to CVD
- Diet
- Uncontrollable factors
- Genetics
- Some people inherit specific alleles which make them more likely to have HBP or HBC, therefore more likely to suffer from CVD
- Age
- Increased risk with age
- Plaque builds up slowly over time, eventually can lead to CVD
- Increased risk with age
- Gender
- Male
- 3x more likely to suffer than pre-menopausal women
- Due to different hormone levels, i.e oestrogen
- Lower levels in men can lead to higher levels of blood cholesterol
- Due to different hormone levels, i.e oestrogen
- 3x more likely to suffer than pre-menopausal women
- Female
- Oestrogen levels higher, increased HDL
- Male
- Genetics
- Lifestyle
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