Cardiovascular disease 4.03

HEART ATTACKCARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE

THE HUMAN HEART

GENETICS OR HEREDITY

GENETICS OR HEREDITY??

Northwestern Medicine did two large studies on health lifestyles having big impacts on ones cardiovascular health. The main point of the study was those in the study that adopted the healthy lifestyle in their young adult life maintained a low risk profile in their middle age life. The main factors of living a healthy lifestyle were not smoking, low to no alcohol, watching their weight, being physically acitve and eating healthy. From this study Northwestern surmised that it showed cardiovascular health is due mainly to lifestyle factors and healthy behavior, not heredity.

RISK FACTORS: AGE, TOBACCO, HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE, HIGH BLOOD CHOLESTEROL OR TRIGLYCERIDES, DIABETES, FAMILY HISTORY OF HEART ATTACKS, LACK OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES, OBESITY, STRESS, ILLEGAL DRUG USE, A HISTORY OF PREECLAMPSIA

A condition in which patchy deposits of fatty material (atheromas or atherosclerotic plaques) develop in the walls of medium-sized and large arteries, leading to reduced or blocked blood flow.

ATHEROSCLEROSIS

TREATMENT PLANS

The most important treatment is early treatment to limit damage to the heart muscle. Acting fast can save your life. If a heart attack is suspected even before a diagnosis is confimed these will include: Oxygen therapy, aspirin, nitrglycern and treatment for the chest pain. Once the diagnosis is confirmed or strongly suspected, the doctors will then begin start treatment promptly to immediately restore blood flow to your heart. Here are two of the main treatments used for heart attacks, “clot-busting,” and Coronary angioplasty, a procedure used to open blocked arteries.

In learning more about this disease I now am aware of my families history when it deals with our health and our heart. I know now that I do not have to be afraid because of the past or future. I hold the key to how well my life will continue by living, eating, exercising and doing the right things in my lifestyle when I grow up to be the right decisions for me. I can not worry about others so much because I am only responsible for myself. I can give information but they must make the ultimate decision for their life. As the sign above says lets try and prevent 1 million heart attacks and strokes over five years. I am willing to help are you?