KINE 1020 Lecture : Cardiovascular Disease Feb 8 2012.docx
31 Mar 2012
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In addition, females are much more in denial, then males. Triglycerides are used for energy or fat storage: ldls deliver cholesterol to cells throughout the body. High ldl levels cause an excess of cholesterol to be delivered to cells: cholesterol not used by the cells spills out and collects on the artery walls. The resulting plaque buildup inhibits blood flow and may result in a heart attack: hdls seek out excess cholesterol, reducing the amount of available for buildup on artery walls. High hdl levels can help reverse heart disease. Then it brings it back to the liver: ldl and atherosclerosis, when you have too much ldl the ldls go into the walls of the arteries. But prevention is the best way: thrombosis- the plaque blocks off the artery which can cause that tissue to die off if there is no other artery feeding it blood.
