heart disease fact sheet by Maanya Sehjpal https://padlet.com/maanya_sehjpal/djtja8ixdfed made with big hopes of good grades en-us 2020-03-19 03:48:35 UTC 2025-12-29 15:31:37 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/2764.png Heart disease is a term used to describe the different conditions that affect our heart. (Mayo clinic staff, 2018) maanya_sehjpal https://padlet.com/maanya_sehjpal/djtja8ixdfed/wish/467322839 2020-03-20 07:16:54 UTC https://padlet.com/maanya_sehjpal/djtja8ixdfed/wish/467322839 Heart conditions include diseased vessels, structural problems and bloodclots.(Google,2020) maanya_sehjpal https://padlet.com/maanya_sehjpal/djtja8ixdfed/wish/467322941 2020-03-20 07:17:06 UTC https://padlet.com/maanya_sehjpal/djtja8ixdfed/wish/467322941 Heart diseases can affect your muscle, valves or rhythm. The very general ones are Cardiovascular disease which is when your blood vessel is blocked and this can lead you to a heart attack. (Heart research,2020). maanya_sehjpal https://padlet.com/maanya_sehjpal/djtja8ixdfed/wish/467323363 2020-03-20 07:17:46 UTC https://padlet.com/maanya_sehjpal/djtja8ixdfed/wish/467323363 Cardiovascular Disease is a major cause of death in Australia. Over 5+ million people die because of cardiovascular disease. maanya_sehjpal https://padlet.com/maanya_sehjpal/djtja8ixdfed/wish/467324041 ( statistics) ]]> 2020-03-20 07:18:53 UTC https://padlet.com/maanya_sehjpal/djtja8ixdfed/wish/467324041 Cardiovascular disease involves blocked blood vessels that can lead to a heart attack, chest pain or a stroke. maanya_sehjpal https://padlet.com/maanya_sehjpal/djtja8ixdfed/wish/467325157 2020-03-20 07:20:41 UTC https://padlet.com/maanya_sehjpal/djtja8ixdfed/wish/467325157 If you have the cardiovascular disease it can stop your blood, oxygen, heart, brain and kidneys from working. maanya_sehjpal https://padlet.com/maanya_sehjpal/djtja8ixdfed/wish/467325304 2020-03-20 07:20:56 UTC https://padlet.com/maanya_sehjpal/djtja8ixdfed/wish/467325304 It will clog the areas with either plague or atheroma. Cardiovascular Disease has been the leading cause of death in the United States ( US. ) ( World Health Organization. ) maanya_sehjpal https://padlet.com/maanya_sehjpal/djtja8ixdfed/wish/467325469 2020-03-20 07:21:14 UTC https://padlet.com/maanya_sehjpal/djtja8ixdfed/wish/467325469 Smoking is inhaling nicotine, which is the harmful chemical. ( Better Health. ) maanya_sehjpal https://padlet.com/maanya_sehjpal/djtja8ixdfed/wish/467326091 2020-03-20 07:22:14 UTC https://padlet.com/maanya_sehjpal/djtja8ixdfed/wish/467326091 An unhealthy diet which typically consists of high levels of fat and (LDL) cholesterol, known as the "bad" cholesterol causes build-up of plaque. It also causes obesity, which is a cause for coronary artery disease. Fat, can still be burned of with physical exercise, but bad cholesterol cannot be removed except by good cholesterol. maanya_sehjpal https://padlet.com/maanya_sehjpal/djtja8ixdfed/wish/467327479 this causes lot of cholestrol in the blood, which clogs the arteries]]> 2020-03-20 07:23:43 UTC https://padlet.com/maanya_sehjpal/djtja8ixdfed/wish/467327479 The coronary heart disease is a disease in which there is a narrowing or blockage of the coronary arteries (blood vessels that carry blood and oxygen to the heart) (national cancer institute, 2019) . It is the most common type of heart disease, maanya_sehjpal https://padlet.com/maanya_sehjpal/djtja8ixdfed/wish/467328330 2020-03-20 07:25:08 UTC https://padlet.com/maanya_sehjpal/djtja8ixdfed/wish/467328330 “Ask your doctor for a blood pressure measurement at least every two years. He or she may recommend more-frequent measurements if your blood pressure is higher than normal or you have a history of heart disease. Optimal blood pressure is less than 120 systolic and 80 diastolic, as measured in millimetres of mercury (mm Hg).” (mayo clinic, 2018a) maanya_sehjpal https://padlet.com/maanya_sehjpal/djtja8ixdfed/wish/467337069 2020-03-20 07:38:21 UTC https://padlet.com/maanya_sehjpal/djtja8ixdfed/wish/467337069 An unhealthy diet which typically consists of high levels of fat and (LDL) cholesterol, known as the "bad" cholesterol causes build-up of plaque. It also causes obesity, which as mentioned before is a cause for coronary artery disease. Fat, can still be burned of with physical exercise, but bad cholesterol cannot be removed except by good cholesterol. maanya_sehjpal https://padlet.com/maanya_sehjpal/djtja8ixdfed/wish/467339768 2020-03-20 07:42:03 UTC https://padlet.com/maanya_sehjpal/djtja8ixdfed/wish/467339768 A cause of cornary artery disease Tobacco smoke contains high levels of carbon monoxide. Carbon monoxide affects the heart by reducing the amount of oxygen the blood is able to carry. (West Virginia government, n.d.). thus, it is important to limit or stop intake of these poisons which do no good to the body at all. maanya_sehjpal https://padlet.com/maanya_sehjpal/djtja8ixdfed/wish/467345629 2020-03-20 07:48:39 UTC https://padlet.com/maanya_sehjpal/djtja8ixdfed/wish/467345629 Chemicals in cigarette smoke cause the blood to thicken and form clots inside veins and arteries maanya_sehjpal https://padlet.com/maanya_sehjpal/djtja8ixdfed/wish/467347454 2020-03-20 07:50:26 UTC https://padlet.com/maanya_sehjpal/djtja8ixdfed/wish/467347454