KIN 2504 Lecture : Highlighted Kin Final Notes
15 Mar 2019
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Chapter 10: reducing your risk of cardiovascular disease. What is cardiovascular disease (cvd: the number killer in the us today. 15% of young adults have some kind of cvd. 1 and 3 people have some form of cvd. It costs billions of dollars for tax payers and it decreases the quality of life. Five leading causes of death in the us: heart disease and stroke = 787,931 deaths, cancer = 567,628 deaths, chronic lower respiratory diseases = 137,353 deaths, accidents (unintentional injuries) = 118,021 deaths, alzheimer"s disease = 79,003 deaths. Stroke in young adults: some researchers have been done and have seen cvd in 10-11 year olds, stroke victims may not be able to walk, talk, or do every day kind of things. This is known as peripheral artery disease (pad: chd is the greatest killer because this is why people have heart attacks, angina pectoris: chest pain.
