KINE 3350 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Framingham Heart Study, Deep Vein Thrombosis, Transient Ischemic Attack
2 Mar 2016
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People should go to emergency, is a sign. Risk factors of stroke: cvd, hypertension, previous tia. R raise arms won"t be able to do. T- stick out tongue won"t be able to do. Need to get to hospital asap damage might be reversible. Bleeding in the brain cause by weakened blood vessels no feeling of pain and die. Occurs more with older women: phlebitis, varicose veins, deep vein thrombosis, peripheral artery disease. Circulation to legs becomes blocked, you get muscle cramps. Like angina with the leg, - leg pain should remind physican may be a signal to heart pain. Does not work on women as well: women are not recommended for cardiac rehab as much as men. Genetic research: 1948 got 5000 and looked at heart throughout lifespan, genes responsible for heart disease. Ho hum heart smart exercise, diet, bp, don"t smoke, reduce stress. 5 things that people are in control of to prevent heart disease.
