One of the many leading causes of death in the United states is Coronary Heart Disease (CHD). The disease can lead to severe health conditions and is one of the main reasons that the cost of health care keeps rising. Not only is CHD a big problem here in America, but it is also making it’s appearance around the world. A prevention for this disease is crucial and should not be taken lightly any longer. The “nonmodifiable” (cannot be changed) risk factors of this disease is how old you are, gender, and the past family members who has been diagnosed with coronary heart disease. High cholesterol, high blood pressure, and smoking are huge “modifiable” (can be changed) risk factors that are very common and can easily be fixed before CHD is present.
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It is usually treated respectively to its size and urgency. It is usually treated with a diet that lowers the lipid intake which helps with being overweight. If the diet fails, then a prescription of some sort of medicine is given to the patient. A trial should be ran in order to determine which drug should be given to the patient. The “Scandinavian Simvastatin Survival Study, the West of Coronary Prevention Study, and the Cholesterol and Recurrent Events study” are all examples of these trials that can help determine which lipid lowering drug is best. High blood pressure is another huge risk of CHD and is also a huge risk of a stroke. Preventing high blood pressure can reduce the risk of stroke by 40 percent and CHD by 14 percent. The desirable blood pressure is 120 systolic over 80 diastolic. In older people isolated systolic high blood pressure is very common and should be treated as fast as possible. Another major disease that is associated with CHD is diabetes. Diabetic control is crucial and should be attempted to maintain everyday. Ideally, having a “glycosylated hemoglobin”(tested to see the long-term effect of diabetes mellitus) below 7 percent means your diabetic control is working properly. There are many ways you can lower the probability of diabetes in CHD: correcting your diet, partaking in physical activity, regulating your blood pressure and blood glucose, and doing …show more content…
Studies have proven that aerobic exercise lowers the risk of having CHD. People who spend extra time exercising are more fit, have better cholesterol levels, have a large sensitivity to insulin, and have better blood sugar and blood pressure levels. People who fail to get the appropriate amount of exercise are advised a certain plan in order to fit their personal and needed requirements. These plans usually begin with a warm up, an aerobic portion, and a cool down session. People already diagnosed with CHD should exercise under supervision or should be tested in order to know what is safe and
It is usually treated respectively to its size and urgency. It is usually treated with a diet that lowers the lipid intake which helps with being overweight. If the diet fails, then a prescription of some sort of medicine is given to the patient. A trial should be ran in order to determine which drug should be given to the patient. The “Scandinavian Simvastatin Survival Study, the West of Coronary Prevention Study, and the Cholesterol and Recurrent Events study” are all examples of these trials that can help determine which lipid lowering drug is best. High blood pressure is another huge risk of CHD and is also a huge risk of a stroke. Preventing high blood pressure can reduce the risk of stroke by 40 percent and CHD by 14 percent. The desirable blood pressure is 120 systolic over 80 diastolic. In older people isolated systolic high blood pressure is very common and should be treated as fast as possible. Another major disease that is associated with CHD is diabetes. Diabetic control is crucial and should be attempted to maintain everyday. Ideally, having a “glycosylated hemoglobin”(tested to see the long-term effect of diabetes mellitus) below 7 percent means your diabetic control is working properly. There are many ways you can lower the probability of diabetes in CHD: correcting your diet, partaking in physical activity, regulating your blood pressure and blood glucose, and doing …show more content…
Studies have proven that aerobic exercise lowers the risk of having CHD. People who spend extra time exercising are more fit, have better cholesterol levels, have a large sensitivity to insulin, and have better blood sugar and blood pressure levels. People who fail to get the appropriate amount of exercise are advised a certain plan in order to fit their personal and needed requirements. These plans usually begin with a warm up, an aerobic portion, and a cool down session. People already diagnosed with CHD should exercise under supervision or should be tested in order to know what is safe and