KINES 100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Intermittent Claudication, Atherosclerosis, Coronary Circulation
16 Jan 2017
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What is the prevalence of heart disease in the u. s. : 80 million, 1 in 3 have 1+ types of cardiovascular disease leading cause of death (1 in 4 deaths) What has been happening to heart disease, regarding cause of death, especially for about the last 10 years: cardiovascular mortality trends show a general decline in deaths due to heart disease. Why is this happening: medical advances is(cid:374)"t old age related, defi(cid:271)ulators, (cid:272)a(cid:374) help right a(cid:449)ay. What is the incidence of premature death due to ht. disease: 151,000 cardiovascular disease deaths under the age of 65, 32% of cardiovascular disease deaths are 75 and under (premature death) What treatment options are available: prevention, medication/surgery, rehabilitation (behavior change and lifestyle modification) Patho-physiology: the heart"s fu(cid:374)(cid:272)tio(cid:374) as a pu(cid:373)p to deliver oxygen rich blood to the body is inadequate to. What is congestive heart disease? (cid:373)eet the (cid:271)ody"s (cid:374)eeds.
