HLSC 1F90 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Cerebrovascular Disease, Dyslipidemia, Electrocardiography

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Learning goals: have basic concepts on, insulin resistance, metabolic syndrome, good vs. bad cholesterols, essential hypertension, modi able risk factors for coronary heart disease, be able to understand the meaning of the comparisons showed in tables and graphs. Cardiovascular diseases (cvd: cvds are the number one cause of death globally. All above else, guard your heart, for it is the wellspring of life - bible. The heart is a sovereign of all organs and represents the consciousness of one"s being. it is responsible for intelligence, wisdom, and spiritual transformation . Cardiovascular disease (cvd: results from arteriosclerosis process that begins in childhood. Modi able risk factors insulin resistance: overweight and obesity, physical inactivity, smoking. Non-modi able risk factors: increasing age, race/ethnicity, a genetic predisposition to insulin resistance, a rst-degree relative with diabetes, in women, a history of gestational diabetes or polycystic ovarian syndrome. Metabolic syndrome (ms: insuline resistance is the underlying mechanism, ms, hyperinsulinemia, hyperglycemia, hypertension, overweight/obese, dyslipidemia.

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