Cardiovascular Disease: Physiology and Disease States

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Cardiovascular Disease Physiology and Disease
States

• M. Burns, PhD, RD
• FCS 4751

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The Heart

• Structure
• endocardium
• myocardium
• epicardium
• Parts

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The Heart - Parts

• Septum
• Atrium
• blood reservoir
• Ventricle
• forces blood forward
• Flow of blood

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Cardiovascular Diseases

• HTN
• Pre-eclampsia
• Atherosclerosis
• MI
• CHF

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Hypertension (HTN)

• Identified by 140/90
• Prevalence
• Increasing in children
• Development of

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Risk Factors of HTN

• Age
• Genetics
• Obesity
• Race
• Inactivity
• Minerals

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MNT Goals

• Lifestyle changes
• (Table 24,7, pg. 561)
• Antihypertensive meds

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Next Time

• Other disease states
• Read chap. 24