Causes of Heart Diseases

Causes of Heart Diseases

Ali Mohammad Hossein Zadeh (1101600641)

FCA 008 – Dec 2010

Heart Disease

• What is Heart?

Heart Disease

• What is Heart Disease?– Coronary

Heart Disease

• What is Heart Disease?– Stroke

Heart Disease

• What is Heart Disease?– Hypertensive

Major Modifiable Causes

• High blood pressure

• Obesity

• Unhealthy Diets– Low Fruit, Vegetable

• Tobacco use

High blood pressure causes

• Smoking• Lack of physical activity• Too much salt in the diet• Too much alcohol• Stress• Older age• Genetics• Family history

Other Modifiable Causes

• Use of certain medication

• Alcohol use

• Stress

Stress causes

• Fear

• Uncertainty

• Cognitive dissonance

• Life causes– Argument, Money,– Responsibility

• Work– Demands, Controling

Non-modifiable Causes

• Advancing Age– After 55

• Heredity or Family History

• Ethnicity or race– Black, Hispanic Americans, Chinese,

Japanese

Heredity or Family History

Summary

• Major Modifiable

Causes

• Other Modifiable

Causes

• Non-modifiable

Causes

Prevention

• Not smoking• Controlling conditions such as high blood

pressure, high cholesterol and diabetes • Staying physically active • Eating healthy foods • Maintaining a healthy weight • Reducing and managing stress • Practicing good hygiene

References

• Heart Disease By Alvin Silverstein• http://www.who.int• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heart_disease• http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/heart-disease

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