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Melissa Register
Melissa Haines
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Welcome

• Health Education and Behavior Seniors !
• ( age 20)
• Group 7
• Chapter 17
• Care and Problems of the Circulatory System

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Keeping You Away From

• The Cardiovascular Surgeon

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Did you know.....

• CVD is No. 1 killer in the US
• 1 death every 33 seconds is from CVD

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Did you know.....

• 2,600 Americans die of CVD each day
• CVD kills more each year than the next five
  causes of death COMBINED
• Almost 150,000 Americans killed by CVD each year
  are under age 65

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The Heart

• Is a muscle about the size of your fist
• Weighs about one pound
• Is behind and just to the left of the breastbone
• Pumps about 5 quarts of blood every minute

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The Functions of the Heart

• Pumps blood through the lungs to remove CO2 and
  refresh blood with oxygen
• Pumps blood through the body to
• provide oxygen and nutrients
• remove waste products

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The Pumping Heart
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Blood Supply

• The coronary arteries are the blood vessels that
  supply blood and oxygen to the heart muscle.

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Unhealthy Hearts

• Common Terms

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• 1. Atherosclerosis, Arteriosclerosis
• -Thickening/hardening of the arteries
• 2. Cardiovascular Disease, Heart Disease,
  Coronary Artery Disease
• -Common terms for heart disease

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Common Terms

• 3. Myocardial Infarction, MI
• -Synonyms for heart attack
• 4. Asystole
• Death

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Risk Factors

• Uncontrollable
• Age
• Sex
• Heredity
• Race

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Risk Factors

• Controllable
• High blood pressure
• High blood cholesterol
• Smoking
• Sedentary lifestyle

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Risk Factors

• Overweight?
• Waist size gt40 for men
• Waist size gt35 for women
• Diabetes
• Anger and stress

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Prevention is Key

• Dont smoke
• Control your blood pressure
• Exercise regularly
• Maintain a healthy weight
• Eat a heart-healthy diet
• Manage stress
• Get regular checkups
• Check your cholesterol

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Cholesterol

• Heart Healthy HDL
• LDL lt125

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Atherosclerosis

• occurs in almost any artery in the body
• BUT
• When coronary arteries become blocked
• circulation decreases, which includes circulation
  to the heart muscle itself
• cardiac muscle begins to fail

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Blood Supply to the Heart

• The coronary arteries are the size of drinking
  straws and carry about 130 gallons of blood
  through the heart daily (Clark, 119.)

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Atherosclerosis
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How Does it All Fit Together?

• Coronary Artery Disease
• The most common and serious effect of aging
• Fatty deposits build up, narrowing the
  passageway for blood
• Atherosclerosis often leads to blockage of the
  coronary arteries
• Heart attack

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Signs and Symptoms

• None Silent Ischemia
• Angina Pectoris pain in chest, jaw or shoulder
• Shortness of breath sign of CHF, also swollen
  extremities
• Heart attack coronary artery becomes blocked and
  part of the heart muscle dies

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Chest Pain
Signs Symptoms
Shortness Of Breath
Heart Attack
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Screening and Diagnosis
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Other Tests Include...

• Blood Tests
• for cholesterol levels, kidney and thyroid
  function, presence of anemia.
• Chest X-Ray
• to show size of the heart, check for fluid
  around heart and lungs
• Ejection Fraction (EF)
• determines how well your heart pumps with each
  beat.

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Treatment

• Sometimes possible to manage with lifestyle
  changes and medication
• Severe cases may require a surgical procedure

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Treatment
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Prevention is Key

• Dont smoke
• Control your blood pressure
• Exercise regularly
• Maintain a healthy weight
• Eat a heart-healthy diet
• Manage stress
• Get regular checkups
• Check your cholesterol

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Community Resources

• Your local hospital
• www.americanheart.org
• www.mayoclinic.com

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References

• Clark, John A Visual Guide to the Human Heart.
  Retrieved from the Web February 1, 2006.
  http//www.webmd.com
• DeBischopp, M. et al. (2002). An Overview of
  Cardiovascular Disease. Retrieved from the Web
  February 1, 2006. http//www. mayoclinic.com
• Insel, P. (2002). Core Concepts in Health.
  Washington, DC McGraw-Hill Companies

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References

• Marieb, E. Essentials of Human Anatomy
  Physiology. Retrieved from the Web February 1,
  2006. http//www.azheart.com
• Thibodeau, G. (2003). Anatomy and Physiology of
  the Heart. Retrieved from the Web February 1,
  2006. http//www.americanheart.org