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Cardiovascular Disease

Cardiovascular disease encompasses various conditions affecting the heart and blood vessels, often resulting from plaque buildup. Key symptoms include chest pain, fatigue, and shortness of breath, while risk factors range from obesity to lack of exercise. Prevention is crucial, and strategies include maintaining a healthy diet, exercising regularly, and avoiding tobacco use. Understanding who is at risk is also vital, with increased likelihood in older adults and certain ethnicities. This video resource provides insights into heart health and disease management.

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Cardiovascular Disease

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  1. Cardiovascular Disease Riley and Rahkshinda Ms. Storkey May 7, 2014 HFA4UI

  2. Video http://www.thevisualmd.com/health_centers/cardiovascular_health/heart_attack_and_angina/understanding_heart_attacks_video

  3. What is it? - Cardiovascular disease, is a disease that has many forms in the circulatory system; whether it is in the heart or blood vessels. - It results in the buildup of plaque in the heart and blood vessels. - Cardiovascular disease can occur in the body of a human for many reasons such as obesity or even hereditary traits. - It causes the thickening of blood vessels, which makes blood transportation to different parts of the body very difficult.

  4. Symptoms - Difficulty in blood transportation within the body leads to strokes, heart attacks and death - This disease also has symptoms like - Obesity - Clogged arteries - High blood pressure - Fatigue - Weakness - Chest pains - Being short of breath

  5. Causes - Cardiovascular disease usually is caused by - Overweight - Unhealthy diet - Smoking - Lack of exercise -These risks eventually lead to developing atherosclerosis which breaks down your arteries and later it leads to cardiovascular disease

  6. Prevention There are many ways to prevent getting Cardiovascular Disease - Don’t smoke or use tobacco products - Try to exercise for thirty minutes, almost every day of the week - Have a healthy diet - Maintain a healthy weight - Get enough quality sleep - 7 - 9 hours a night - Getting regular health screenings - Blood pressure - Cholesterol levels - Diabetes (Mayo Clinic, 2014)

  7. Who is most likely affected? - The risk for cardiovascular disease increases as you age, but you can get it at any age. - Both men and women can get cardiovascular disease - All ethnicities - African - Americans, 34% higher than other ethnicities - Lower socioeconomic levels are at a higher risk of cardiovascular disease due to stress, and a diet that contains more saturated fats, as well as less chance of having health insurance, and less likely to have access to health care. (Seconds Count, 2014)

  8. Contributing Foods Good Bad Fruits Fast Foods Vegetables Sodium Wholegrain Cereals Saturated Fats Fish Cholesterol Nuts Soy Alcohol in moderation (World Heart Federation, 2014)

  9. References "Diet." Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors -. N.p., n.d. Web. 30 Apr. 2014. "Explore by Topic." Who Is Affected by Cardiovascular Disease? N.p., n.d. Web. 30 Apr. 2014. Mayo Clinic Staff. "Heart Disease." Prevention: Strategies Keep Your Heart Healthy. N.p., 14 Feb. 2014. Web. 30 Apr. 2014. "Heart Disease." Causes. N.p., n.d. Web. 30 Apr. 2014. "How Does Cardiovascular Disease Affect the Body? - Heart Disease." - Sharecare. N.p., n.d. Web. 01 May 2014. "Understanding Heart Attacks (VIDEO)." TheVisualMD HealthCare Educational Resources. N.p., n.d. Web. 05 May 2014.

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