cardiovascular diseases is coronary heart disease. In which, the arteries harden and narrow due to plaque buildup that is known as atherosclerosis. Coronary heart disease usually leads to heart attacks because of high blood pressure, smoking, diabetes, and abnormal cholesterol levels. Furthermore, a study conducted by Hambrecht et al. (2000) was to determine if aerobic exercise training can improve coronary reserve in patients with coronary artery disease and endothelial disfunction. Vascular…
Task 2 Part A Cebita Santhosh Q1. The three main types of blood vessels in the circulatory system are veins, arteries and capillaries. The veins carry deoxygenated blood from the capillaries back to the heart. The arteries carry blood away from the heart to your tissues. The capillaries are the smallest of the body's blood vessels, only one cell thick and are found in the muscles and lungs. Q2. Eating too much salt can raise your blood pressure because of the extra water stored in the…
The abnormal values are the Wbc that is 18,732 as well as the bands at 12% and the Glucose that is 135. The wbc is high because she has the infection, so it is one way to know that an infection exists. The bands simply mean that wbc is mature and she has a lot of them. Having an infection can cause a stress response that increases everything in the body, so the high glucose has to do with the stress response. The vital signs that seem abnormal are the temperature of 102, the heart rate of 152,…
sustained, elevated blood pressure of 140/90 or greater. This condition develops over many years. Blood pressure is determined by the amount of blood the heart pumps and the amount of resistance to blood flow in the arteries. The more blood the heart pumps, the narrower the arteries become and therefore causes a higher blood pressure. Uncontrolled hypertension can lead to serious complications such as heart attack and stroke. Essential Hypertension and Secondary Hypertension are the two…
Introduction. Ischemic heart disease remains a leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide 1. Intermediate coronary artery lesions are responsible for about 80% of acute coronary syndromes2. Accurate assessment of the severity of intermediate coronary stenosis represents an everyday challenge for interventional cardiologists. Fractional flow reserve (FFR), which is simply derived by the ratio between distal (Pd) and proximal (Pa) pressures under conditions of maximal hyperemia, represents…
Arteries Arteries carry blood at high pressure (80 - 120 mm Hg) They have a narrower lumen (to maintain high pressure) surround by a thick wall made of two layers The middle layer (tunica media) contains muscle and elastin to help maintain pulse flow (it can contract and stretch) The outer layer (tunica adventitia) contains collagen prevents the artery rupturing due to the high pressure blood flow Veins Veins carry blood under low pressure (<10 mm Hg) They have a very wide lumen (keeps…
Blood Pressure: Systolic and Diastolic Abstract Blood pressure is when your heart beats and so it pumps blood back up to your body for it to have energy and oxygen. However, as your blood pushes it creates strength, so this creates blood pressure. Pulse is to see the rate of your heart going beats per minute. In this experiment, we gather data to see if the level of physical activity could affect the result of the systolic and diastolic measures in blood pressure and if the pulse would also be…
Forskolin This Forskolin substance that people are talking about is a natural medical herb. It comes from the base or the root of the Plectranthus barbatus plant. Forskolin is a member of the mint conglomerate which is fathered by the plant Coleus forskohlii. For many years, natives of Thailand, India and Nepal have used Forskolin to mend heart problems, angina and even hypertension. Apparently, the substance acts within the heart muscles and walls of the blood vessels to render an…
Pre-hypertension will eventually lead to hypertension, those with a systolic pressure between 120 and 139, and a diastolic between 80 and 89 on multiple readings (“Hypertension,” n.d. ). This is a condition in which the force of blood against the artery wall is too high. Hydralazine medicine is also used for high blood pressure patient. It is effective in helping to reduce blood pressure, and often used as combination with other drugs especially if the patient is in a hypertensive…
Cardiac and respiratory conditions can be very hard on the child and the families of the child. There are many different cardiac and respiratory conditions that can affect a child, as well as their families. The great thing is that many of these conditions we are able to treat. The cardiac condition that I decided to research is the Tetralogy of Fallot and the respiratory condition is Respiratory Distress Syndrome. Tertralogy of Fallot is a birth defect and affects normal blood flow. During…