https://padlet.com/rspies/7xi4yx6jwjfq By Robyn, Unathi, Momo and Tiago en-us 2019-09-12 07:18:10 UTC 2023-02-10 04:34:05 UTC hello@padlet.com rspies https://padlet.com/rspies/7xi4yx6jwjfq/wish/385110440 Atherosclerosis is a disease where plaque (fats, cholesterol and other substances) builds up on the walls of your arteries. This can restrict the blood through the arteries. The plaque can burst causing blood clots. Although Atherosclerosis is often know as a heart problem, is can affect any arteries in your body.]]> 2019-09-17 07:18:28 UTC https://padlet.com/rspies/7xi4yx6jwjfq/wish/385110440 tfernandes1 https://padlet.com/rspies/7xi4yx6jwjfq/wish/385110500 You can get Atherosclerosis from damage  to the endothelium. It’s caused by high blood pressure, smoking and/or high cholesterol. When bad cholesterol, or LDL(low density lipoproteins), crosses the damaged endothelium, the cholesterol enters the wall of the artery.]]> 2019-09-17 07:18:39 UTC https://padlet.com/rspies/7xi4yx6jwjfq/wish/385110500 rspies https://padlet.com/rspies/7xi4yx6jwjfq/wish/385113611

Don’t smoke

Exercise most days of the week 

Eat healthy foods 

Lose extra kilograms and keep a healthy weight 

Manage stress

Limit alcohol intake 

]]> 2019-09-17 07:26:42 UTC https://padlet.com/rspies/7xi4yx6jwjfq/wish/385113611 tmaforah https://padlet.com/rspies/7xi4yx6jwjfq/wish/385604092 Smoking : Smoking can damage and tighten blood vessels and raise cholesterol levels and raise blood pressure.
 
Lack of physical activity : Lack of physical activity can increase other risk factors for atherosclerosis.

Age: As the body ages the risk for atherosclerosis becomes higher. For men, age 40 is when there becomes a higher risk of atherosclerosis and for women, age 50 is when there becomes a higher risk for atherosclerosis

Alcohol: Heavy drinking can damage the heart muscle and increase other different risk factors for atherosclerosis and men shouldn't have more than two drinks with alcohol in it in one day, and women shouldn't have more than one.
 
Diabetes, High blood pressure are major risk factors for atherosclerosis 

]]> 2019-09-17 21:02:07 UTC https://padlet.com/rspies/7xi4yx6jwjfq/wish/385604092 tmaforah https://padlet.com/rspies/7xi4yx6jwjfq/wish/386119356 Atherosclerosis is a leading disease worldwide and it is a major clinical condition which includes ischemic heart disease and peripheral arterial disease. In the United Kingdom the probability of death from such diseases in middle aged men from 35 to 69  has decreased from 22% in 1950 to 6% in 2010. Most poor and average countries have also reported declines from stroke over the last few years.]]> 2019-09-18 17:31:39 UTC https://padlet.com/rspies/7xi4yx6jwjfq/wish/386119356 rspies https://padlet.com/rspies/7xi4yx6jwjfq/wish/387847055 2019-09-22 20:18:03 UTC https://padlet.com/rspies/7xi4yx6jwjfq/wish/387847055 rspies https://padlet.com/rspies/7xi4yx6jwjfq/wish/387847517 https://youtu.be/N33JsBeziEY]]> 2019-09-22 20:20:29 UTC https://padlet.com/rspies/7xi4yx6jwjfq/wish/387847517 rspies https://padlet.com/rspies/7xi4yx6jwjfq/wish/387848472 https://www.atherosclerosis-journal.com/article/S0021-9150(18)31324-8/fulltext]]> 2019-09-22 20:25:49 UTC https://padlet.com/rspies/7xi4yx6jwjfq/wish/387848472 rspies https://padlet.com/rspies/7xi4yx6jwjfq/wish/387848810 2019-09-22 20:27:46 UTC https://padlet.com/rspies/7xi4yx6jwjfq/wish/387848810 rspies https://padlet.com/rspies/7xi4yx6jwjfq/wish/387849694 2019-09-22 20:32:25 UTC https://padlet.com/rspies/7xi4yx6jwjfq/wish/387849694 rspies https://padlet.com/rspies/7xi4yx6jwjfq/wish/387850091 2019-09-22 20:34:16 UTC https://padlet.com/rspies/7xi4yx6jwjfq/wish/387850091 rspies https://padlet.com/rspies/7xi4yx6jwjfq/wish/387850283 2019-09-22 20:35:03 UTC https://padlet.com/rspies/7xi4yx6jwjfq/wish/387850283 rspies https://padlet.com/rspies/7xi4yx6jwjfq/wish/387853196 Doctors have a different amount of diagnostic tests and tools they can access to confirm Atherosclerosis in the body.]]> 2019-09-22 20:50:00 UTC https://padlet.com/rspies/7xi4yx6jwjfq/wish/387853196 rspies https://padlet.com/rspies/7xi4yx6jwjfq/wish/388035154 https://images.app.goo.gl/scg8icDRRpxBPP2fA]]> 2019-09-23 09:38:05 UTC https://padlet.com/rspies/7xi4yx6jwjfq/wish/388035154 rspies https://padlet.com/rspies/7xi4yx6jwjfq/wish/388038312
Treatment includes medications to help open the blocked arteries. Going into Surgery is another way of treatment. Keep a healthy diet and exercising can help 

• Self care
• Losing weight 
• Healthy diet 
• A supervised exercise program,can help the heart 
• Medication 
• Statin
• Blood thinners
• Cholesterol medication 
• Medical procedure
• Coronary stent & angioplasty

]]> 2019-09-23 09:45:53 UTC https://padlet.com/rspies/7xi4yx6jwjfq/wish/388038312 rspies https://padlet.com/rspies/7xi4yx6jwjfq/wish/388041559 Symptoms- atherosclerosis 

In some cases atherosclerosis doesn’t have symptoms until a plaque breaks of the build up,it is severe enough to block blood flow.

Atherosclerosis can have no symptoms,but people may feel pain in the leg while exercising ]]> 2019-09-23 09:54:15 UTC https://padlet.com/rspies/7xi4yx6jwjfq/wish/388041559 rspies https://padlet.com/rspies/7xi4yx6jwjfq/wish/388046125 2019-09-23 10:06:46 UTC https://padlet.com/rspies/7xi4yx6jwjfq/wish/388046125 rspies https://padlet.com/rspies/7xi4yx6jwjfq/wish/388053692

Robyn spies

Unathi Mabaso

Tiago Fernandez 

Tshiamo Maforah

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