SOC 4369 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Coronary Artery Disease, Rheumatic Fever, Congenital Heart Defect
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Cardiovascular disease (cvd) encompasses different conditions that involve narrowed or blocked blood vessels that can lead to a heart attack, chest pain, or stroke. Risk factors: high blood cholesterol <200 mg/dl is desirable, Hypertension, smoking nicotine and carbon monoxide, diet, physical inactivity. Long-term, ongoing study on residents of framingham, ma. Began in 1948 with 5,209 adult participants. Objective: identify common factors that contribute to cvd. Much of the common knowledge of cvd is based on this study including: Heart disease is the leading cause of mortality in the u. s. Estimated billion per year in healthcare costs. About 735,000 americans have a heart attack every year. 47% have at least one of the 3 key risk factors for heart disease: high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and smoking. Risk of dying of cvd increases with age, is higher in men than in women, and higher in african americans than in whites. Most common type of heart disease in the u. s.
