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2 1 3 Ch. 11 Cardiovascular Disease 1. What is cardiovascular disease? #___ Cause of Death in the U.S. 2. How can I prevent it? Almost all risk factors are _____ & _____ thru a healthy lifestyle! LDL HDL Atherosclerosis © 2010 Cengage-Wadsworth 1 2 3 Cardiovascular Disease • Any disease that affects the heart and the blood vessels • The#1 cause of death in the United States © 2010 Cengage-Wadsworth 1 2 3 Examples of Cardiovascular Disease – Coronary heart disease – Stroke – Peripheral vascular disease – Congenital heart disease – Rheumatic heart disease – Atherosclerosis – High blood pressure – Congestive heart failure © 2010 Cengage-Wadsworth 1 2 3 How Can I Prevent HD? • Genetic inheritance plays a role in CHD • Most important determinant is personal lifestyle – we have a lot of control! • Almost all of the major risk factors for CHD are preventable and reversible © 2010 Cengage-Wadsworth 1 2 3 Regular physical activity helps to control most of the major risk factors that lead to heart disease © 2010 Cengage-Wadsworth 1 2 3 Lifetime participation in physical activity is one of the most important factors in the prevention of cardiovascular disease © 2010 Cengage-Wadsworth 1 2 3 Habitual aerobic exercise helps increase HDL cholesterol (“good” cholesterol) © 2010 Cengage-Wadsworth 1 2 3 Habitual aerobic exercise increases insulin sensitivity and decreases risk for diabetes © 2010 Cengage-Wadsworth 1 2 3 Regular physical activity is an important way to maintain healthy blood pressure © 2010 Cengage-Wadsworth 1 2 3 Abnormal Electrocardiograms • The electrocardiogram (ECG or EKG) provides a record of the electrical impulses that stimulate the heart to contract Normal electrocardiogram © 2010 Cengage-Wadsworth 1 2 3 Exercise tolerance test with twelve-lead electrocardiographic monitoring (an exercise stress-ECG) © 2010 Cengage-Wadsworth 1 2 3 Ample amounts of fruits and vegetables provide the necessary nutrients to keep homocysteine from causing heart disease or stroke © 2010 Cengage-Wadsworth 1 2 3 Cardiovascular Risk Reduction • Most risk factors are reversible & preventable • Individuals have control over lifestyle factors • Healthy habits that help prevent disease can be developed through willpower & commitment © 2010 Cengage-Wadsworth 1 2 3 Lab 11A (Pages 413-414) • Self Assessment of Coronary Heart Disease Risk Factor Analysis © 2010 Cengage-Wadsworth 2 1 3 Ch. 11 Cardiovascular Disease 1. What is cardiovascular disease? #___ Cause of Death in the U.S. 2. How can I prevent it? Almost all risk factors are _____ & _____ thru a healthy lifestyle! LDL HDL Atherosclerosis © 2010 Cengage-Wadsworth
