https://padlet.com/ahoyt08/8xb3bkm9gio5 By Abby and Aniyah en-us 2019-04-25 14:05:48 UTC 2019-04-25 14:38:40 UTC hello@padlet.com ahoyt08 https://padlet.com/ahoyt08/8xb3bkm9gio5/wish/354114608 Cardiovascular Disease (CVD) is a type of disease that involves the cardiovascular system, or organs relating to the heart and its veins/arteries. ]]> 2019-04-25 14:07:56 UTC https://padlet.com/ahoyt08/8xb3bkm9gio5/wish/354114608 ahoyt08 https://padlet.com/ahoyt08/8xb3bkm9gio5/wish/354115516 CVD is not contagious.]]> 2019-04-25 14:09:50 UTC https://padlet.com/ahoyt08/8xb3bkm9gio5/wish/354115516 ahoyt08 https://padlet.com/ahoyt08/8xb3bkm9gio5/wish/354115986 The main symptoms of CVD is shortness of breath, fatigue, and pain or numbness n arms or legs or neck. These symptoms arise from lack of oxygen. When ones heart beats irregularly, fainting and dizzines can result, and skin color may fade. ]]> 2019-04-25 14:10:49 UTC https://padlet.com/ahoyt08/8xb3bkm9gio5/wish/354115986 ahoyt08 https://padlet.com/ahoyt08/8xb3bkm9gio5/wish/354117652 CVD develops when fats and plaque builds up in the arteries, allowing less oxygen and blood to travel through the blood vessel. This damages the heart becomes overfilled with blood since it is unable to effectively export the blood. Other times heart defects can be congenital, meaning you are born with them. ]]> 2019-04-25 14:13:59 UTC https://padlet.com/ahoyt08/8xb3bkm9gio5/wish/354117652 ahoyt08 https://padlet.com/ahoyt08/8xb3bkm9gio5/wish/354120449 Over 600,000 people die of heart and cardiovascular diseases in the US per year. 
The most common heart diseases are coronary heart disease which leads to heart attacks. ]]> 2019-04-25 14:19:15 UTC https://padlet.com/ahoyt08/8xb3bkm9gio5/wish/354120449 ahoyt08 https://padlet.com/ahoyt08/8xb3bkm9gio5/wish/354121716 All race groups seem to have an equal chance of developing heart disease, but as obesity rises and diabetes risk rise, more and more people are developing CVD. In younger years, men are more likely to develop CVD, but after the age 65, the change of CVD is equal for women as it is for men.]]> 2019-04-25 14:21:49 UTC https://padlet.com/ahoyt08/8xb3bkm9gio5/wish/354121716 ahoyt08 https://padlet.com/ahoyt08/8xb3bkm9gio5/wish/354124149 Cardiovascular disease can be prevented by maintaining a healthy diet, avoiding smoking as it raises blood pressure, and regularly exercising can help keep a heart healthy.]]> 2019-04-25 14:26:53 UTC https://padlet.com/ahoyt08/8xb3bkm9gio5/wish/354124149 ahoyt08 https://padlet.com/ahoyt08/8xb3bkm9gio5/wish/354125215 To treat CVD, dpecific drugs can help prevent blood clots and relax blood vessels. Certain machinery such as digitalis helps the blood pump when it is weak.]]> 2019-04-25 14:29:20 UTC https://padlet.com/ahoyt08/8xb3bkm9gio5/wish/354125215 ahoyt08 https://padlet.com/ahoyt08/8xb3bkm9gio5/wish/354126514 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)]]> 2019-04-25 14:32:17 UTC https://padlet.com/ahoyt08/8xb3bkm9gio5/wish/354126514 ahoyt08 https://padlet.com/ahoyt08/8xb3bkm9gio5/wish/354127335 2019-04-25 14:34:01 UTC https://padlet.com/ahoyt08/8xb3bkm9gio5/wish/354127335 ahoyt08 https://padlet.com/ahoyt08/8xb3bkm9gio5/wish/354128370 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oqt9TgWcrxI]]> 2019-04-25 14:36:14 UTC https://padlet.com/ahoyt08/8xb3bkm9gio5/wish/354128370 ahoyt08 https://padlet.com/ahoyt08/8xb3bkm9gio5/wish/354128603 2019-04-25 14:36:46 UTC https://padlet.com/ahoyt08/8xb3bkm9gio5/wish/354128603 ahoyt08 https://padlet.com/ahoyt08/8xb3bkm9gio5/wish/354128991 2019-04-25 14:37:37 UTC https://padlet.com/ahoyt08/8xb3bkm9gio5/wish/354128991