HP 1105 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Atherosclerosis, Arteriovenous Malformation, Continuous Positive Airway Pressure

• School: App State
• Department: Health Promotion
• Course: HP 1105
• Professor: Martin Hubner

Document Summary

When plaque hardens and closes arteries it limits the flow of blood. Risk factors: smoking hypertension hypercholesterolemia diabetes lack of exercise obesity and unhealthy diet. Emotional effects studies show that emotional stress promotes the growth of plaque. Preventative care: stop smoking exercise regularly healthy diet. Gateways: coronary heart disease carotid artery disease peripheral arterial and chronic kidney disease. Feels pressure and tightness in their chest may be mistaken as indigestions. Psychological effects: men are more irritable women are depressed. Angina causes an uncomfortable squeezing in the chest warning sign to coronary heart disease. Prevent: don"t smoke, maintain a healthy body weight, maintain diabetes, take stress reducing measures. Coronary arteries coming off of the heart where blood is pumped into the heart, over time plaque can build up the walls and arteries become damaged. Leading cause of death in the us and can lead to heart attacks. Causes: smoking high blood pressure high cholesterol diabetes.