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Health Education and Behavior Seniors !

(~ age 20)

Group 7
Chapter 17
Care and Problems of the Circulatory System
Keeping You Away From

The Cardiovascular Surgeon

 CVD is No. 1 killer in the US

 1 death every 33 seconds is from CVD

 2,600 Americans die of CVD each day

 CVD kills more each year than the next five

causes of death COMBINED

 Almost 150,000 Americans killed by CVD

each year are under age 65
 Is a muscle about the size of your fist

 Weighs about one pound

 Is behind and just to the left of the

breastbone

 Pumps about 5 quarts of blood every

minute
 The Functions of the Heart
 Pumps blood through the lungs to
remove CO2 and refresh blood with
oxygen

 Pumps blood through the body to

• provide oxygen and nutrients

• remove waste products
The Pumping Heart
 Blood Supply

The coronary arteries are the blood vessels that

supply blood and oxygen to the heart muscle.
 Unhealthy Hearts

Common Terms
1. Atherosclerosis, Arteriosclerosis
-Thickening/hardening of the arteries

2. Cardiovascular Disease, Heart Disease,

Coronary Artery Disease
-Common terms for heart disease
 Common Terms

3. Myocardial Infarction, MI
-Synonyms for “heart attack”

4. Asystole

…Death
 Risk Factors

Uncontrollable

 Age
 Sex
 Heredity
 Race
 Risk Factors

Controllable

 High blood pressure

 High blood cholesterol

 Smoking

 Sedentary lifestyle
 Risk Factors

 Overweight?
 Waist size >40 for men
 Waist size >35 for
women

 Anger and stress

 Diabetes: at least 30%

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 Don’t smoke
 Control your blood pressure
 Exercise regularly
 Maintain a healthy weight
 Eat a heart-healthy diet
 Manage stress
 Get regular checkups
 Check your cholesterol
 Cholesterol

 Heart Healthy HDL

 LDL <125
occurs in almost any artery in the body

BUT

When coronary arteries become blocked:

 circulation decreases, which includes circulation

to the heart muscle itself

 cardiac muscle begins to fail

 Blood Supply to the Heart

“The coronary arteries

are the size of drinking
straws and carry about
130 gallons of blood
through the heart
daily” (Clark, 119.)
Atherosclerosis
 How Does it All Fit Together?
Coronary Artery Disease

The most common and serious effect of aging

 Fatty deposits build up, narrowing the passageway for

blood
 Atherosclerosis often leads to blockage of the coronary
arteries
 Heart attack
 Signs and Symptoms
Chest
 None: Silent Ischemia
None Pain

 Angina Pectoris: pain in

Signs &
chest, jaw or shoulder
Symptoms

 Shortness of breath: sign of

CHF, also swollen extremities
Shortness Heart
Of Breath Attack
 Heart attack: coronary artery
becomes blocked and part of
the heart muscle dies
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Blood Tests
for cholesterol levels, kidney and thyroid function,
presence of anemia.
Chest X-Ray
 to show size of the heart, check for fluid around heart
and lungs
Ejection Fraction (EF)
determines how well your heart pumps with each beat.
 Sometimes possible to manage with lifestyle
changes and medication

 Severe cases may require a surgical

procedure
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 Don’t smoke
 Control your blood pressure
 Exercise regularly
 Maintain a healthy weight
 Eat a heart-healthy diet
 Manage stress
 Get regular checkups
 Check your cholesterol
 Community Resources

 Your local hospital

 www.americanheart.org

 www.mayoclinic.com
 References

Clark, John A Visual Guide to the Human Heart.

Retrieved from the Web February 1, 2006.
http://www.webmd.com

DeBischopp, M. et al. (2002). An Overview of

Cardiovascular Disease. Retrieved from the Web
February 1, 2006. http://www. mayoclinic.com

Insel, P. (2002). Core Concepts in Health.

Washington, DC: McGraw-Hill Companies
 References

Marieb, E. Essentials of Human Anatomy &

Physiology. Retrieved from the Web February
1, 2006. http://www.azheart.com

Thibodeau, G. (2003). Anatomy and Physiology

of the Heart. Retrieved from the Web February
1, 2006. http://www.americanheart.org