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Understanding Heart Disease: The Silent Epidemic

Heart disease is the number one killer in North America, leading to various serious conditions like myocardial infarction and congestive heart failure. This informative text discusses the causes and effects of heart disease, including risk factors such as smoking, hypertension, high cholesterol, lack of exercise, and genetic predisposition. Find out about cholesterol deposits, plaque build-up, and the importance of early detection and treatment. Learn about the symptoms, consequences, and treatment options for heart disease, including vasodilators, cholesterol-lowering medication, angioplasty, and bypass surgery. Don't ignore the warning signs and take steps to protect your heart health.

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Understanding Heart Disease: The Silent Epidemic

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  1. What is the number one killer in North America? HEART DISEASE

  2. US Mortality, 2001 No. of deaths % of all deaths Rank Cause of Death • 1. Heart Disease 700,142 29.0 • 2. Cancer 553,768 22.9 • 3. Cerebrovascular diseases 163,538 6.8 • 4. Chronic lower respiratory diseases 123,013 5.1 • 5. Accidents (Unintentional injuries) 101,537 4.2 • 6. Diabetes mellitus 71,372 3.0 • 7. Influenza and Pneumonia 62,034 2.6 • 8. Alzheimer’s disease 53,852 2.2 • Nephritis 39,480 1.6 • 10. Septicemia 32,238 1.3 Source: US Mortality Public Use Data Tape 2001, National Center for Health Statistics, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2003.

  3. CAUSES & EFFECTS Smoking, High Blood Pressure, Hypercholesteremia, Lack of Exercise, Genetics Cholesterol deposits called plaques often build up on the inside of the arterial walls of a major coronary artery. This leads to a decrease of nutrient/O2 rich blood flow to the myocardium. Infarction (tissue death) results also Congestive Heart Failure.

  4. Heart Disease Trivia What % of American Males will eventually develop Heart Disease? 1 out of every 2 : 50% 1 out of every 3 : 33% What % of American Females will eventually develop Heart Disease ? THERE IS NOTHING TRIVIAL ABOUT HEART DISEASE ! IT IS AN EPIDEMIC !

  5. The First Warning Sign is often your last -Myocardial Infarction – HEART ATTACK

  6. CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE arises A bit like a prolonged suffocation effect that takes place over months/years

  7. Other SYMPTOMS ANGINA

  8. ULTIMATE CONSEQUENCE

  9. TREATMENT - VASODILATORS

  10. TREATMENT – Cholesterol Lowering Medication - These medications stimulate the liver cells to step up their metabolism of LDL cholesterol, which helps lower blood cholesterol levels.

  11. TREATMENT - ANGIOPLASTY

  12. TREATMENT : BYPASS SURGERY

  13. STROKES – Lack of Blood Flow in the BRAIN

  14. ANEURYSMS : Weakened ballooning artery – Rupture = DEATH

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