Rehabilitation Sciences 3060A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Anterior Interventricular Branch Of Left Coronary Artery, Pulmonary Valve, Blood Doping
1 Jun 2016
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Atherosclerosis = a disease where lipid plaques are formed in the arteries eventually cut down/block the flow of blood to the heart. Coronary artery diseas the coronary arteries (in the e (cad) = the pathological process of atherosclerosis in. Arrhythmias = changes in electrical activity in the heart can be benign or malignant. Alterations in myocardial muscle mechanics affect systolic and diastolic properties of lt heart failure when assoc. w/ signs of edema ventricular function this causes heart failure or congestive. Leading cause of death/disability in united states and canada. > 84 million american adults have one or more types of cvd (> 1 in. Occurs in 3 per 1000 men at age 35-44 and to 74 per 1000 by age 85. Rates in women occur 10 years later; gap narrows w/ age. Changes in our culture will indicate changes in how to treat and manage hd. Composed of two atria and two ventricles.
