The Number One Killer In the United States

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Cardiovascular Disease

• The Number One Killer In the United States
• By Shane Taylor

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What is CVD?

• Cardiovascular disease refers to diseases of the
  heart and diseases of the blood vessel system
  (arteries, capillaries, veins) within a person's
  entire body, such as the brain, legs, and lungs.
  "Cardio" refers to the heart and "vascular"
  refers to the blood vessel system

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Facts about CVD

• Estimates for the year 2002 are that 70,100,000
  Americans have one or more forms of
  cardiovascular disease (CVD).
• Claimed 927,448 lives in 2002 (38.0 percent of
  all deaths or 1 of every 2.6 deaths). One death
  every 33 seconds
• Over 150,000 Americans killed by CVD are under
  age 65.(AHA)

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Causes of Death in the United States
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Another look
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Most Common Types of CVD

• High blood pressure (hypertension)
• Coronary heart disease, which includes heart
  attack and angina pectoris (chest pain)
• Stroke
• Heart failure

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High Blood Pressure

• Systolic
• Normal Less than 120
• Prehypertension 120-139
• High
• Stage 1 140-159
• Stage 2 160-or higher

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Warning Signs for Heart Attacks

• Chest discomfort- Experience a pain and
  discomfort in the heart that last a long period
  of time, and may tend to go away and come back
  gain. It can feel like uncomfortable pressure,
  squeezing, fullness or pain.   
• Discomfort in other areas of the upper
  body. Symptoms can include pain or discomfort in
  one or both arms, the back, neck, jaw or
  stomach.   
• Shortness of breath. May occur with or without
  chest discomfort.  
• Other signs These may include breaking out in a
  cold sweat, nausea or lightheadedness  (AHA)

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Warning signs for strokes

• Weakness of the face, arm or leg, especially on
  one side of the body
• Sudden confusion, trouble speaking or
  understanding
• Sudden trouble seeing in one or both eyes
• Sudden trouble walking, dizziness, loss of
  balance or coordination
• Sudden, severe headache with no
• known cause (AHA)

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Heart Failure

• Nearly 5 million Americans are living with heart
  failure, and 550,000 new cases are diagnosed each
  year.
• Heart failure is usually a chronic disease.
  That means it's a long-term condition that tends
  to gradually become worse. By the time someone is
  diagnosed, chances are that the heart has been
  losing pumping capacity little by little for
  quite a while.

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Strategies to Help Prevent CVD

• Dont smoke or use Tobacco
• Exercise
• Eat Healthy
• Maintain a healthy weight
• Get regular health screening

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Fundraising For CVD (by AHA)

• Heart Walk- This year over 1,000,000 walkers will
  participate in more than 600 events across the
  country
• Hoops For Heart
• Heart to Heart E-card Greeting
• Jump Rope for Heart
• Dear Neighborhood Campaign
• Train To End Stroke

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Go Red For Women

• February 4 marks annual National Wear Red Day
  for Women!  Join the millions of women across the
  Mid-Atlantic Affiliate who will wear red to help
  raise awareness of heart disease as the No. 1
  killer of women. Show your support of the Go Red
  For Women movement by wearing red, sporting your
  red dress pin and becoming a part of
  reducing heart disease in Americas women. (AHA)

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Choices You Make

• The lifestyle choices people make play a major
  role in the prevention of CVD. Regular
  consumption of alcohol, smoking, stress, high
  blood pressure, and elevated cholesterol levels
  all may lead to a heart problem. Healthy eating
  habits and exercising on a daily basis
  dramatically decreases ones risk of having a
  heart attacks.