Coronary heart disease Heart disease is leading cause of the death in the United States for both men and woman. (NIH‚ 2016) In 2014 614‚348 deaths were reported to be caused by heart disease. (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention‚ 2015) Approximately 14 million people experience coronary artery disease and it is responsible for 20 percent of all US deaths. (F Brian Boudi‚ 2016) Statistics shows that men are more likely to experience CAD than women. (F Brian Boudi‚ 2016) The center for Disease
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sleeve‚ so they are less likely to suffer heart disease because they are already in good health and probably have lower blood pressure and cholesterol levels that non-blood donors. The second theory is that iron has a significant impact on atherosclerosis‚ or hardening of the arteries. When you give blood you are removing 225 to 250 milligrams of iron from your system‚ thus cutting your risk of heart disease. Pre-menopausal women tend to have half of the amount of iron as men because they lose
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known to be related to diseases‚ but have not yet proven to be a cause. We say that a certain factor puts us at increased risk for a disease‚ but does not cause it. How does one use risk factors? Review the basics of cardiovascular disease and atherosclerosis. Be ready to identify the risk factors for cardiovascular disease (especially diet-related risk factors!) A) High LDL blood cholesterol‚ low HDL blood cholesterol‚ high blood pressure (hypertension)‚ diabetes‚ obesity (central obesity)‚ physical
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Not to freak you out or anything‚ but cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in the United States‚ according to the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention. So in honor of February being Heart Disease Awareness Month‚ we want to help you put your best heart forward and boost your odds for a long and healthy life. To do that‚ here are five scientifically proven ways to improve your heart health: 1. Bring on the chocolate. Chocoholics‚ rejoice! According to a study from the University
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Myocardial infarction is the biological name for a heart attack. Coronary atherosclerosis is a chronic disease that has stable and unstable times. During unstable times with inflammation in the vascular wall‚ patients develop a myocardial infarction. Myocardial infarction may be a minor event in a lifelong chronic disease‚ it may even be undetected‚ but it may lead to sudden death or severe ‘haemodynamic’ deterioration. A myocardial infarction is the first biggest of coronary artery disease / it
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Another word for "fats." Lipids can be more formally defined as substances such as a fat‚ oil or wax that dissolves in alcohol but not in water. Lipids contain carbon‚ hydrogen and oxygen but have far less oxygen proportionally than carbohydrates. They are found in places as diverse as egg yolks and the human nervous system and are important component of plant‚ animal and microbial membranes A fatty or waxy are organic compound that is readily soluble in nonpolar solvent (e.g. ether)
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limitation that is felt especially when the oxygen requirement of these muscles rises with exercise. Intermittent claudication can be due to temporary artery narrowing due to vasospasm (spasm of the artery)‚ permanent artery narrowing due to atherosclerosis‚ or complete occlusion (closure) of an artery to the leg. The condition is quite common‚ more so in men than women. It affects 1-2% of the population under 60 years of age‚ 3-4% of persons age 60 to 70 and over 5% of people over 70. The pulses
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1. What part of the brain or nervous system it is associated with? Transient ischemic attack occurs in the nervous system. The term “Ischemia” refers to the heart‚ and is translated to “not quite enough blood”. A transient ischemic attack occurs when the blood flow to a part of the brain stops for a short amount of time. It clots the blood in the heart‚ causing a mini-stroke. It can cause weakness in the arm or a partial loss of vision‚ but the problem lasts less than 24 hours. People who get TIA’s
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Introduction In today’s society‚ people are gaining medical knowledge at quite a fast pace. Treatments‚ cures‚ and vaccines for various diseases and disorders are being developed constantly‚ and yet‚ coronary disease remains the number one killer in the world. The media today concentrates intently on drug and alcohol abuse‚ homicides‚ AIDS‚ and so on. What a lot of people aren’t realizing is that coronary disease actually accounts for about 80% of sudden deaths. In fact‚ the number of deaths
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What is hypercholesterolemia? Hypercholesterolemia is a condition characterized by very high levels of cholesterol in the blood. Cholesterol is a waxy‚ fat-like substance that is produced in the body and obtained from foods that come from animals (particularly egg yolks‚ meat‚ poultry‚ fish‚ and dairy products). The body needs this substance to build cell membranes‚ make certain hormones‚ and produce compounds that aid in fat digestion. Too much cholesterol‚ however‚ increases a person’s risk of
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