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CalebSanchez

Mr.Walker

Health11

May19,2017

CardiovascularDisease

1.)WhatisCardiovascularDisease?

Alsoknownastheheartandbloodvesseldisease,orheartdisease,w
hichincludes

numerousproblems,manyofwhicharerelatedtoaprocesscalledatherosclerosis.

Atherosclerosisisaconditionthatdevelopswhenasubstancecalledplaqueaccumulatesinthe

internalwallsofthearteries.Thisbuildupnarrowsthearteries,makingitdifficultforbloodto

flowthrough.Ifabloodclotforms,itcan/willstopthebloodflowinthatplaceleadingtoaheart

attackorstroke.1 ThisaffectsaGlobalscalebecausethisiskillingpeoplealloverandrecent

statisticsstatethatitis31%ofthetotaldeathsintheworld(17.7millionspeople).2 Foradult

malesCardiovasculardiseasekillsaboutonefourthofalldeathsintheUnitesStates(321,000

men)andasyoucanassumefromthis,itistheleadingcauseofdeathformostethnicgroupsin

theUS.3 Forwomenstudieshaveshownthatonethirdofwomendiesfromeither

Cardiovasculardiseaseorfromstroke,(about44millionwomen)4

2.)

EthnicGroup AnnualNumberofDeaths

NonHispanicBlacks Over39,000

NonHispanicWhites 183,453formalesand152,785

AsiansorPacificIslanders 17,050

Hispanics 688,074


(AmericanHeartAssociation,December17,2014)

3.)Characteristicsofcardiovasculardisease

Type Symptoms Rateof Population Treatment

Occurrence

Valvularheart Chestpain, 2.5% Over5million Avoidsmoking,

disease fatigue, diagnosedeach longterm
shortnessof year. antibiotic
breath,irregular therapy,potent
heartbeat anticoagulants

Chestpain, 33.3% Over15,800,000 Exercise,eat

Atherosclerotic shortnessof Americans healthy
disease breath.Alsopain
inthejaw,neck,
throat,upper
abdomenor
back

Diabetes Hunger,fatigue, 9.3% 29.1million Healthydiet,

drymouth,itchy Americans exercise,insulin
skin

HighBlood None 29% 75million Healthydiet,

pressure Americanadults exercise

High None 31.7% 102million Statins

cholesterol Americanadults

4.)InaccordancewiththeNHLBI(NationalHeart,Lung,andBloodInstitute),there

existsseveralriskfactorsrelatedtoorcausedbycardiovascularldisease,buttherearesome

factorsyoucancontrol,whicharemodifiableriskfactors,andothersthatyoucannotcontrol

whicharecallednonmodifiableriskfactors.Theriskfactorsthatcanbecontrolledarean

individualbeingabletomanagetheirownstresswisely,diet,physicalactivity,smoking,high

bloodpressure,highcholesterol,diabetes,andobesity.Someoftheseexamplesofthe


nonmodifiableriskfactorsaredirectlyrelatedtogeneticsandgender.Someindividualsare

classifiedatahigherriskthanothersareduetogenetics.(June22,2016).

5.)Thereexistsseveralwaysthatanindividualcanpreventcardiovasculardiseaseand

theyaremaintainingaconstanthealthydiet,exercisingfrequently,avoidsmoking,andmanaging

stressappropriately.(June22,2016)Therearebenefitsforexercisingdaily,andmaintaininga

constanthealthyandbalanceddietcanbenefitinalongandhealthylife.Doingthisisthemost

commonwaytopreventcardiovasculardisease.Maintainingahealthydietcanprevent

cardiovasculardiseasebecauseconsumingreducedamountoffattyandhighcholesterolfoods

reducestheplaquebuildupwithinanindividualsarteries,whichpreventshighcholesterollevels.

Eatinghealthyalsopreventshighbloodpressure.Exercisingpreventscardiovasculardisease

becauseithelpsanindividualkeepahealthyweight.Weightcanaffectyourheartbyforcingit

toworkmorethanitshouldwork.Exercisingdailycanpreventthisfromhappening.(April3,

2017).

6.)Thischartbelowshowsthedeathinthepopulationfortheleastfitandmostfitpeople.

7.)Thereareatleast3stepsIcandotopreventfromgettingcardiovasculardiseaseare

maintainingaconstantandhealthydiet,exerciseconstantlyandregularly,andmanagingmy

timewiselytopreventmfromgettingtoostressedout.Stress,andothernegativeemotions,are

linkedtoahigherriskofcardiovasculardisease.Thisiswhymanagingstresswouldbevery

importantforpreventingcardiovasculardisease.Exerciseisanimportantduetothefactthatit

preventsobesity,whichisanothermajorriskfactorthatcardiovasculardiseasecauses.

Ultimately,thehealthydiethelpsbecausethechancesofgettinghighbloodpressureandhigh

cholesterollevelsaregreatlyreducedthankstothese3things.


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