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A discussion of the heart, the cardiac cycle and a healthy heart.
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Presentation by Mary Burns Prine, SDCCD
Your Heart and your Health
What is the heart
http://www.thewellingtoncardiacservices.com/images/TheHeart/200177291-001_4.jpg
The working heart
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/dci/images/heart_interior.gif
A closer look at the heart
Lets view a Heart video
Measuring heart action
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Problems with heart
• Heart attack
• Abnormal heart rhythm
• Atherosclerosis
• Heart failure
Atherosclerosis
http://www.ethos.ag/cardiotrack_files/enlarged-view-of-atherosclerosis.jpg
Prevent Heart Disease
• No smoking
• Maintain healthy cholesterol & blood pressure levels
• EXERCISE
• Lose weight
• Limit alcohol
• Healthy diet