Cardiovascular disease

industrialized countries, most adults die from heart disease (Health in the Later Years, 2013). According to the American Heart Association (2013) an estimated 83.6 million American adults have 1 or more types of CVD, and of those 42.2 million are estimated to be age sixty and up. Heart disease affects people of all ages, however it is most prominent in adults age sixty-five and up. Cardiovascular disease and heart disease are terms that cover an array of diseases and conditions all relating to…

Cardiovascular Disease: Heart Attack There are many diseases in the medical world which we cannot begin to understand, but there are also many diseases we do understand. These diseases include many cardiovascular diseases and one of them is a heart attack. The dangers and results of this horrific disease affect the lives of people all around the globe but primarily here at home in America. I am going to discuss the effects this disease has on many Americans each and every day. A myocardial…

Heart disease is a disorder of blood vessels which can lead to a heart attack. Also called cardiovascular disease/ cardiac disease. Heart disease is a condition that involves narrowed or blocked blood vessel. That prevent other body part of your body like the heart from recieving blood. Symptoms and effects of this disease Effects; heart disease, chest pain, stroke, can effect your heart muscle valves. Symptoms; shortness of breath, pain in neck, jaw, throat, numbness and weakness. Since…

Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) are one of the primary reasons of death in the world today, and they associate with multiple risk factors. CVDs are the consequence of multiple pathogenic factors, reflecting the changed interaction between interconnected genes and their products. A number of chemicals, synthetic drugs, NSAIDs have been used to cure CVDs but demand for compounds with lesser side effects is increasing. Most drugs for CVDs, in the past, targeted a target with high specificity and thus…

Heart Disease Approximately 610,000 American dies from heart disease each year (CDC, 2015). It is the leading cause of death in men and women; as well as for people of most ethnic/racial groups in the United States (CDC, 2015). African American are twice as likely to die early from heart disease, and men have the highest risk of early death with heart disease (CDC, 2015). The term heart disease refers to numerous cardiovascular diseases. Cardiovascular diseases are diseases of the heart and…

Alcohol and cardiovascular disease risk The relationship between alcohol and cardiovascular disease risk has long been established, with over a hundred studies examining this relationship over more than three decades. While high alcohol intakes are associated with many causes of morbidity and mortality such as cirrhosis of the liver and a variety of cancers, alcohol intake has been frequently and consistently been associated with an inverse association with the risk of cardiovascular disease.…

Heart Disease is the leading cause of death in the United States, and Stroke is the fifth leading cause of death. In addition to being the leading causes of death, they result in serious illness and disability, decreased quality of life, and increased health care costs. Along with other cardiovascular diseases, they are among the most widespread and costly health problems facing the modern world, but they are also among the most preventable. My goal is to improve cardiovascular health and…

Cardiovascular Disease among the Population of the United States The World Heart Federation (2012) defines Cardiovascular Disease (CVD) as “a broad range of diseases that affect the heart and blood vessels” (n.p.). CVD is also known as Heart Disease (American Heart Association [AHA], 2015). According to Roger, Lloyd-Jones, Berry, et al. (2011) there are numerous types of cardiovascular diseases including: hypertension, coronary artery disease, congenital cardiovascular defects, stroke,…

Preventing non-communicable diseases, including cardiovascular disease (CVD), is a public health priority that has currently dominated both global [1] and African regional health policy [2]. This as a result of the growing evidence that shows that stroke and ischaemic heart disease are responsible for 20% of premature mortality globally [3]. In addition, stroke is the highest cause of disability. In Africa, the reasons for the increase in CVD are varied. They include urbanization and…

nonfatal cardiovascular diseases? What is an integumentary disease? Well, the integumentary is the hair, skin, or nails. There are thousands of skin diseases. An integumentary disease is a disease of the skin. For example, there are different skin cancers, warts, eczema, and psoriasis. Along with the thousands of diseases are also all of the treatments to help with the diseases. There are many treatments for the diseases some diseases have ten treatments. One of the main skin diseases is…