Chapter 15

Cardiovascular
Disease:
Reducing Your Risk

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Objectives

 Discuss the incidence, prevalence, and outcomes of

cardiovascular disease.
 Describe the anatomy and physiology of the heart and
circulatory system and the importance of healthy heart
function.
 Review major types of heart disease, factors that contribute to
their development, diagnostic and treatment options and the
importance of fundamental lifestyle modifications aimed at
prevention.
 Discuss controllable and uncontrollable risk factors for
cardiovascular disease; your own risk profile, and determine
the risk factors you can and cannot control.
 Discuss methods of diagnosing and treating cardiovascular
disease.

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2001 Total Cardiovascular Disease Rates by State
and Gender, Age Adjusted

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2001 Total Cardiovascular Disease Rates by State
and Gender, Age Adjusted (continued)

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An Epidemiological Overview

 Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of

death in the U.S.
 In 2005 CVD accounted for approximately 38 percent
of all deaths
 CVD has been the number one killer in the U.S. since
1900 except for 1918 (influenza)
 More that 2,500 Americans die from CVD each day
 Among women, 1 in 2.6 deaths from CVD

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Prevalence of Cardiovascular Diseases in
American Men and Women, Ages 20 and Older

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Death Rates for Cardiovascular Disease, Including
CHD and Stroke for Selected Countries

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ABC News: Cardiovascular Disease

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ABC News: Cardiovascular Disease

Discussion Questions:
 How does inflammation account for nearly 85% of all
heart attacks?
 What test measures inflammation and how expensive
is it?
 Why have physicians been hesitate to order tests to
measure inflammation?
 What dietary changes are recommended to lower
inflammation?

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Understanding The Cardiovascular System

 Cardiovascular system includes: the heart, arteries,

arterioles, capillaries, venules, and veins
 The heart
• Muscular, four chambered pump
• Contracts 100,000 times per day
• Two upper chambers: atria
• Two lower chambers: ventricles
• Tricuspid, pulmonary, mitral, and aortic valves

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Heart Function

 Deoxygenated blood enters the right atrium

 From the right atrium blood moves to the right
ventricle, pumped through the pulmonary artery to the
lungs
 Oxygen blood enters the left atrium
 Blood from the left atrium is forced into the left
ventricle
 The left ventricle pumps blood through the aorta to
various parts of the body

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Anatomy of the Heart

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Types Of Cardiovascular Disease

 Atherosclerosis
 Coronary heart disease (CHD)
 Chest pain (angina pectoris)
 Irregular heartbeat (arrhythmia)
 Congestive heart failure (CHF)
 Congenital and rheumatic heart disease
 Stroke

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Percentage Breakdown of Deaths from
Cardiovascular Disease in the United States, 2001

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Artherosclerosis

 Characterized by deposits of fatty substances,

cholesterol, cellular waste products, calcium, and
fibrin in the inner lining of the artery
 Hyperlipidemia – abnormally high blood lipid level
 Plaque – the buildup of deposits in the arteries

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Coronary Heart Disease

 Myocardial infarction (MI) or heart attack – blood

supplying the heart is disrupted
 Coronary thrombosis – blood clot in the artery
 Embolus – when the blood clot is dislodged and
moves through the circulatory system
 Collateral circulation - if blockage to the heart is
minor, an alternative blood flow is selected

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Angina Pectoris

 Ischemia – reduction of the heart’s blood and oxygen

supply
 The more serious the oxygen deprivation the more
severe the pain
 Nitroglycerin – drug used to relax (dilate) the veins
 Beta blockers control potential overactivity of the
heart muscle

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Arrythmias

 An irregularity in heart rhythm

 Tachycardia – racing heart in the absence of exercise
or anxiety
 Bradycardia – abnormally slow heartbeat
 Fibrillation – heart beat is sporadic, quivering pattern

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Congestive Heart Failure (CHF)

 Damaged or overworked heart muscle is unable to

keep blood circulating normally
 Affects over 5 million Americans
 Damage to heart muscle may result from: rheumatic
fever, pneumonia, heart attack, or other cardiovascular
problem
 Lack of proper circulation may allow blood to
accumulate in the vessels of the legs, ankles, or lungs
 Diuretics relieve fluid accumulation

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Congenital And Rheumatic Heart Disease

 Congenital heart disease affects 1 out of 125 children

born
 May be due to hereditary factors, maternal diseases,
or chemical intake (alcohol) during fetal development
 Rheumatic heart disease results from rheumatic fever
which affects connective tissue

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Stroke

 Occurs when the blood supply to the brain is

interrupted
 Thrombus – blood clot
 Embolus – free flowing clot
 Aneurysm – bulging or burst blood vessel
 Transient ischemic attack (TIA) – brief interruptions
that cause temporary impairment

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Common Blood Vessel Disorders

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Reducing Your Risk For Cardiovascular Diseases

 Risks you can control

• Avoid tobacco
• Cut back on saturated fat and cholesterol
• Maintain a healthy weight
• Modify dietary habits
• Exercise regularly
• Control diabetes
• Control blood pressure
• Systolic – upper number
• Diastolic – lower number
• Manage stress

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Reducing Your Risk For Cardiovascular Diseases

 Risks you cannot control

• Heredity
• Age
• Gender
• Race

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Classification of LDL, Total, and HDL Cholesterol
(mg/dl) and Recommended Levels for Adults

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Women And Cardiovascular Disease

 2003, CVD deaths

• 426,800 men
• 483,800 women
 Estrogen
• Once estrogen production stops, risk for CVD death increases
 Diagnostic and therapeutic differences
• Delay in diagnosing possible heart attack
• Complexity in interpreting chest pain in women
• Less aggressive treatment of female heart attack victims
• Smaller coronary arteries in women
 Gender bias in CVD research – typically CVD research has been
conducted on male subjects

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New Weapons Against Heart Disease

 Techniques for diagnosing heart disease

• Electrocardiogram (ECG)
• Angiography
• Positron emission tomography (PET)
• Single positron emission color tomography
(SPECT)
• Radionuclide imaging
• Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
• Ultrafast CT
• Digital cardiac angiography (DSA)
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Angioplasty Versus Bypass Surgery

 Angioplasty – a thin catheter is threaded through the

blocked arteries. The catheter has a balloon on the tip
which is inflated to flatten the fatty deposits against
the wall of the artery
 Coronary bypass surgery – a blood vessel is taken
from another site and implanted to bypass blocked
arteries and transport blood

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Aspirin For Heart Disease?

 Research shows that 80 milligrams of aspirin every

other day is beneficial to heart patients due to its
blood thinning properties
 Some side effects of aspirin: gastrointestinal
intolerance and a tendency for difficulty with blood
clotting
 Should only be taken under the advice of your
physician

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Thrombolysis

 If victim reaches an emergency room and is diagnosed

quickly, thrombolysis can be performed
 Thrombolysis involves injecting an agent such as
tissue plasminogen activator (TPA) to dissolve the
clot and restore some blood flow

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Cardiac Rehabilitation

 Every year, 1 million people survive heart attacks

 Cardiac rehabilitation exercise training increases
stamina and strength, and promotes recovery

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Personal Advocacy And Heart-Smart Behaviors

 Know your rights as a patient

 Find out about informed consent procedures, living
wills, durable power of attorney, organ donation, and
other legal issues BEFORE you become sick
 Ask about alternative procedures
 Remain with your loved one as a personal advocate
 Monitor the actions of health care providers
 Be considerate of your care provider
 Be patient with the patient

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