Coronary Artery Disease by Kaylee Erickson https://padlet.com/kerickson51/4zonga2x7l5t Kaylee Erickson Period 3 en-us 2019-04-30 16:56:25 UTC 2025-12-01 16:57:57 UTC hello@padlet.com Coronary Artery Disease kerickson51 https://padlet.com/kerickson51/4zonga2x7l5t/wish/355532816 Coronary Artery Disease is when the coronary arteries are blocked or become narrow. From this, the flow of blood to your heart is reduced. This occurs when fat and other substances are accumulated into a plaque that builds up around and inside of the coronary arteries. 


]]> 2019-04-30 17:01:48 UTC https://padlet.com/kerickson51/4zonga2x7l5t/wish/355532816 Symptoms kerickson51 https://padlet.com/kerickson51/4zonga2x7l5t/wish/355536229 - tightness in the chest and upper arms
- shortness of breath
- angina which is a form of chest tightness
- dizziness
- feeling fatigued 
- indigestion]]> 2019-04-30 17:08:55 UTC https://padlet.com/kerickson51/4zonga2x7l5t/wish/355536229 Causes and Risks kerickson51 https://padlet.com/kerickson51/4zonga2x7l5t/wish/355538990 - smoking
- high blood pressure
- diabetes or insulin resistance
- sedentary lifestyle
Some risk for getting this include:
- family history of heart disease
- physical inactivity 
- unhealthy diet
- being overweight or obese ]]> 2019-04-30 17:14:23 UTC https://padlet.com/kerickson51/4zonga2x7l5t/wish/355538990 How do you prevent? kerickson51 https://padlet.com/kerickson51/4zonga2x7l5t/wish/355540845 - quit smoking
- try to control your blood pressure
- stay physically active
- reduce and manage stress]]> 2019-04-30 17:18:00 UTC https://padlet.com/kerickson51/4zonga2x7l5t/wish/355540845 Treatments kerickson51 https://padlet.com/kerickson51/4zonga2x7l5t/wish/355541733 - varies changes in your lifestyle
- cholesterol modifying medications
- aspirin
- coronary artery bypass surgery
- stent placement in the arteries

]]> 2019-04-30 17:19:49 UTC https://padlet.com/kerickson51/4zonga2x7l5t/wish/355541733 Interesting Statistic kerickson51 https://padlet.com/kerickson51/4zonga2x7l5t/wish/355543676 Since it is the most common type of heart disease, it is the leading cause of death in both men and women in the United States. ]]> 2019-04-30 17:23:12 UTC https://padlet.com/kerickson51/4zonga2x7l5t/wish/355543676 What a normal heart should look like kerickson51 https://padlet.com/kerickson51/4zonga2x7l5t/wish/355545400

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