HLSC 1F90 Lecture Notes - Aspirin, Pulmonary Artery, Bloodborne

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Rates decrease cvd (32% from 47% in 1979) Aortic artery; 2. 5 3 inches in diameter. Largest to smallest size: aorta, arteries, arterials, capillaries, venuals, veins, venacava. Heart is made of 4 chambers; left and right ventricle, left and right atria. We breathe to get rid of carbon dioxide that is in deoxygenated blood. The pulmonary artery is the only artery that carries deoxygenated blood ** Desire to get rid of carbon dioxide. Space between left and right ventricle is called septum. Loose elasticity over time (age, plaque development) Deprived the muscle that contracts heart of oxygen and nutrients causing a heart attack. Ischemia: muscle still working without oxygen (angina pectoris is term for the pain caused by lack of oxygen in heart) Beta blockers etc slows heart down while going into hyperactive states. Tia"s usually go unnoticed; precursor to a full blown stroke (minor stroke)

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