Psychology 2036A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Cardiovascular Disease, 7 Women, Low-Density Lipoprotein

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 2036A/B
• Professor: Doug Hazlewood

Document Summary

Chapter outline: opening story: tim russert, section i: the heart and its functions, section ii: cardiovascular disease, section iii: psychosocial factors and cardiovascular disease, section iv: cardiovascular disease and health determinants. Section 1 the heart and its functions: the heart can be described many ways: a muscular bag made up of 2 pumps, the body"s transport system (kunz, 1982), and an upside-down pear among other things. All of these descriptions accurately characterize the heart, including its shape. 3: on the left side of the heart, the aortic open, and the ventricles contract to move blood from the left ventricle to the aorta , sending oxygenated blood to the organs. Coronary artery disease: cad is the leading cause of heart attacks , and perhaps the most common type of. Cvd: coronary artery disease is a condition in which the arteries that pump blood to and from the heart muscle become partially or completely obstructed.