NUTR 222 Lecture 19: Nutrition and Disorders of the Heart and Blood Vessels
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Ca rdiova s cula r dis e a s e : dis e a s e of the he a rt a nd blood ve s s e ls. P la que : fa tty de pos its , s mooth mus cle ce lls , e ve ntua lly fibrous conne ctive tis s ue. Injury to the blood ve s s e ls ma ke s s ite prone to pla que forma tion. P la que ca n rupture forming a clot (thrombus ) (e mbolis m: thrombos is : blood clot within a n a rte ry forms. Imme dia te cons e que nce ! Is che mia occurs within the tis s ue. S troke: de a th, causes, angina pe ctoris : che s t pa in; a s s ocia te d with is che mia. S he a r s tre s s /hype rte ns ion.
