is one of the important cardiovascular disease‚ which often leads to narrowed arteries that obstruct the flow of oxygenated blood which may limit the oxygen delivery to the heart muscle and can lead to a heart attack. The blood flow through these narrow arteries is often restored by inserting folding structures‚ named Stent. A Stent is small expandable mesh-tube like device that is used to treat narrow arteries and allow the passage of oxygenated blood to heart. The aim of this study is to provide
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Case Study 1 A&P II Age-Related Changes that Occur in the Cardiovascular System As we age‚ certain changes in the heart are inevitable. Even in the absence of disease‚ the wall of the heart thickens‚ heart rate slows‚ maximum heart rate declines‚ and the heart doesn’t pump as efficiently as it once did. Health problems‚ such as hypertension‚ coronary disease‚ congestive heart failure‚ and myocardial infraction are more common in the elderly and aggravate age- related degenerative change in the
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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 from heart disease approximately equals to the number of deaths from cancer‚ chronic lung disease‚ pneumonia and influenza
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"Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in the United States‚ and claims the lives of approximately 800‚000 Americans each year"? What if there was a way to prevent it? Actually in a lot of cases there are ways. More than 200‚000 of these deaths from heart disease‚ stroke and high blood pressure are preventable‚ according to a first-of-its-kind analysis by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Find out how so you won’t be one of the 800‚000 that die from this horrible disease. First
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Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors Although the term cardiovascular disease refers to a disorder of the cardiovascular system‚ it is usually associated with atherosclerosis‚ also known as arterial disease. It is considered the leading cause of deaths in the world‚ taking 17.1 million lives a year. There are only a few factors that are non-modifiable‚ these being the persons age‚ gender‚ family history and their race and ethnicity. Although there are non-modifiable risk factors‚ there are multiple
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Introduction In the United States‚ Cardiovascular Disease (CVD) remains the greatest common cause of death. Cardiovascular Diseases‚ also known as the common heart diseases‚ are any conditions that involve blocked blood vessels that can lead to either a heart attack or other heart problems. The common types of CVD are coronary artery disease‚ high blood pressure‚ stroke‚ and arrhythmia. CVD is a major disease that will not show any symptoms until the disease is at its extreme. Yet numerous adults are unaware
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03-13-2013 COM 110 Informative Outline Heart Disease in Women Introduction Greeting: Hello Everyone‚ My name is Shelly Kutschenko and I’m here to talk about Heart disease in women Attention getter: Heart Disease is the leading cause of death in women in the United States. According to The Center for Disease Control (CDC)‚ heart disease claimed more than 292‚188 women’s’ lives in 2009‚ that’s 1 in every 4 female deaths. The National Coalition of Heart Disease states that “A woman dies every 34 seconds
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The Risk Factors of Heart Attack Heart attack is the death of a segment of heart muscle caused by the loss of blood supply. The blood supply is usually lost because a coronary artery‚ one that supplies blood to the heart muscle‚ has a blood clot‚ a blockage also known as coronary thrombosis or coronary disease. ("What Is A Heart Attack? What Causes A Heart Attack?" 2013) Heart disease is the number one killer of both men and women in America with approximately 460‚000 related deaths due to a sudden
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Framingham Heart Study In 1948‚ a healthy American breakfast was fried eggs with ham or bacon and bread with butter. Almost seventy percent of men smoked. After the deprivation of the Great Depression and World War II‚ the best thing a man could do for his family was to put food on the table for the family to feast upon. Living rooms across the country were beginning to glow in the blue light of the television sets‚ producing the first generation of couch potatoes. In that atmosphere‚ researchers
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Jacob Powell Write-up for Heart and Blood Vessels Date: 10/18/2013 Time: 1330 Biographical: G.B.‚ 20‚ Male‚ Caucasian‚ DOB: 01/23/1993‚ Student‚ Dr. Wang‚ Orientated to person‚ time and place‚ reliable source of information. No deficits in mental ability. Write-up for Heart: History of Present Illness- Chief Complaint- Fatigue Denies chest pain Fatigue is persistent‚ but not strong enough to interfere with capabilities Denies associated symptoms Denies medication Denies cough Denies difficulty breathing
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