Coronary artery disease

Peripheral arterial disease also known as (PAD) is a disorder that coexists with a vascular disease that is found in other parts of the body. PAD is the thinning of the peripheral arteries of the stomach, head, arms and legs. Not to mention, PAD is comparable to Coronary artery disease (CAD) and symptoms include pain or cramping in the lower extremities, tiredness in the legs or muscles of the hip and thinning of skin on the legs (Pescatello, 2014). This disease refers to a number of disorders…

year from some sort of heart disease. A few of the major heart problems amongst Americans include: Coronary heart disease, irregular heartbeat (arrhythmias), congenital heart defects, weak heart muscles (cardiomyopathy), and heart valve problems. Adding to the risk, heart disease is often referred to as a “silent killer” because many of these conditions have no symptoms, leading to never having a doctor look closely. Coronary heart disease (CHD) is a chronic disease accounting for over half…

long-term disability (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [CDC], 2015). African Americans have the highest risk of having a stroke, followed by Hispanic Americans and then White Americans, men are at more risk than women. The risk for stroke increases with age, however it can affect any age group. Across the United States the southeast has the highest death rates…

Definition: Angina is a term used for chest pain caused by reduced blood flow to the heart muscle. It is a symptom of coronary artery disease. Angina is typically described as squeezing, pressure, heaviness, tightness, and/or pain in your chest. Another name for angina is Angina Pectoris, it can be a recurring problem or sudden, acute health concern. Symptoms: • Chest pain • Discomfort • Pain in arms, neck, jaw, shoulder, or back accompanying chest pain • Nausea • Fatigue • Shortness of breath •…

Stress directly effects the body and its ability to function. An individual suffering from a high stress lifestyle is suspected to increase his or her risk not only to heart disease, but also to having a myocardial infarction (MI), more commonly known as a “heart attack”. MI describes the effects of blood blockage to part of the heart in which cardiac muscle either is damaged or dies. This particular medical condition presents an increased risk because its onset can be fatal. Physiologically,…

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…

Takotsubo cardiomyopathy is also know as the broken heart disease. Broken heart disease symtoms is a mimic small heart attack. You'll start to feel chest pain and increase of breath. The main reason causing broken heart disease is the building of stress. The adrealine builds up causing the heart to contract rapidly and then make the heart stop causing a form like heart attack. What triggers broken disease can be a loss of a realative or friend. The emotions take a huge role that contract the…

oxygen, which the cells require. Heart disease is a group of problems that take place when the heart and blood vessels aren't working the way they ought to. Heart diseases, such as coronary heart disease, stroke, congenital heart disease, and arrhythmia, is the main source of death for men and women in the U.S. More than 600,00 Americans die of heart disease each year (American Heart Association). That is one in every four deaths in this country. Heart disease has remained the leading cause of…

Rosenman, Friedman introduced the concept of Type A Behavior Pattern (TABP). This notion concluded that the personality of a person can have causal effects on health, specifically type A and cardiovascular disease. This is because the type A behaviors include anger, impatience, impulsivity, aggressiveness, competitiveness, and tendency to overwork oneself. (Palmero, Diez, & Asensio, 2001) These behaviors tend to cause a lot of stress which in turn increases…

In atherosclerosis, fatty deposits called plaque, build up on the inner wall of the coronary arteries. These fatty deposits usually develop over many years. Plaque is composed of porridge like accumulation of cholesterol and their compounds within a fibrous coat. After it builds up, the injury to the arteries signal the immune system to release white blood cells to the site. This initiates a process called the inflammatory response. Macrophages literally "eat" the oxidized cholesterol…