Diseases That Affect The Cardiovascular System
Cardiovascular system consists of the heart which pumping and transporting blood to the body through blood vessels which is the other part of the cardiovascular system. The blood vessels consist of veins, capillaries, and arteries. Each one of the blood vessels has a specific function such as arteries which transfer the blood from the heart to the whole body, and veins which have the reverse process which carries the blood back to the heart. This is a simple definition of cardiovascular system. Then this essay will talk about the definition of the diseases that affect the cardiovascular system, the types of these diseases, and will describe a specific type in more details.
Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are serious conditions that affect the blood vessels and the heart by many ways, and some of these diseases can lead to death. As stated in the World Health Organization," CVDs are the number 1 cause of death globally: more people die annually from CVDs than from any other cause." [1]. Also, according to the heart foundation, " Heart disease causes 1 in 3 women’s deaths each year, killing approximately one woman every minute." [2]. In some …show more content…
The first type of the diseases that affect the cardiovascular system is pulmonary embolism and deep vein thrombosis which affects the veins of the leg as blood clots. Another type of CVDs is rheumatic heart disease that occurs in the heart valves and its muscle which leads to their destruction. The third type is coronary heart disease which affects the feeding of the heart muscle through the blood vessels. Next type is peripheral arterial disease which impacts the supplying of legs and arms by blood vessels. The fifth type is cerebrovascular disease that is similar to the third and the fourth types, so cerebrovascular disease also affects the blood vessels, but the one which supplies the brain. Congenital heart disease is the last type of CVDs that is birth defect of the heart
Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are serious conditions that affect the blood vessels and the heart by many ways, and some of these diseases can lead to death. As stated in the World Health Organization," CVDs are the number 1 cause of death globally: more people die annually from CVDs than from any other cause." [1]. Also, according to the heart foundation, " Heart disease causes 1 in 3 women’s deaths each year, killing approximately one woman every minute." [2]. In some …show more content…
The first type of the diseases that affect the cardiovascular system is pulmonary embolism and deep vein thrombosis which affects the veins of the leg as blood clots. Another type of CVDs is rheumatic heart disease that occurs in the heart valves and its muscle which leads to their destruction. The third type is coronary heart disease which affects the feeding of the heart muscle through the blood vessels. Next type is peripheral arterial disease which impacts the supplying of legs and arms by blood vessels. The fifth type is cerebrovascular disease that is similar to the third and the fourth types, so cerebrovascular disease also affects the blood vessels, but the one which supplies the brain. Congenital heart disease is the last type of CVDs that is birth defect of the heart