CVD – CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE

Disease that affects the heart or blood vessels.

TYPES OF CVD’S

Hypertension – High Blood Pressure – Pressure on the walls of the vessels during the contraction of the heart and during the rest phase of the heart beat.Normal blood pressure is 120/70.

TYPE OF CVD

Atherosclerosis – Plaque builds up on the artery walls.Causes * food choices

* high blood pressure* smoking* high cholesterol levels

DISEASES OF THE HEART

DIAGNOSTIC TOOLS

•EKG•MRI

•NUCLEAR IMAGING•ANGIOGRAPHY

EKG

MRI

NUCLEAR IMAGING

ANGIOGRAPHY

•TREATMENT•OPTIONS

CORONARY BYPASS

ANGIOPLASTY

MEDICATION

PACEMAKER

OTHER HEART DISEASES

CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE – A GRAUALLY WEAKENING OF THE HEART WHERE IT DOES NOT PUMP WITH THE FORCE NEEDED.

ANGINA PECTORIS – CHEST PAIN CAUSED BY A LACK OF OXYGEN TO THE HEART

ARRHYTHMIAS - IRREGULAR HEARTBEATS. THIS IS COMMON AND NOT USUALLY A PROBLEM, HOWEVER SOME ARRHYTHMIAS CAN BE SERIOUS.

RISK FACTORS OF CVD YOU CAN CONTROL

* Tobacco use* High Blood Pressure – HBP* High Cholesterol* Physical Inactivity* Excess Weight* Stress* Drug and Alcohol use

CVD RISK FACTORS YOU HAVE NO CONTROL OF

• HEREDITY• GENDER• AGE