KINE 250 Lecture Notes - Lecture 16: Angioplasty, Statin, Abdominal Obesity
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Cardiovascular disease (cvd): diseases of the heart and blood vessels, such as high blood pressure, coronary heart disease, heart failure, stroke, and congenital defects. Kills more than 17 million each year; leading cause of death in the u. s. American heart association focuses on ideal cardiovascular health (ich) Ich: the absence of clinical indicators of cvd and the presence of these behavioral and health factor metrics: Family history: parent, sibling, grandparent who had a heart attack or stroke before the age of 60. Plaque (growth made of cholesterol / fat) Tpa: injection that destroys the plaque / clot. Purpose of defibrillation: stops heart to make all heart cells beat at the same time again. Condition that reduces the heart"s blood and oxygen supply. Treatments include nitroglycerin, calcium channel, blockers, or beta-blockers. Ventricular fibrillation: contraction of the ventricular tissue is uncoordinated and can result in cardiac death. Bradycardia: resting heart rate below 60 bpm. Tachycardia: resting heart rate above 100 bpm.
