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HOSA Nutrition- Medical NutritionTherapy (cardiovascular disease)
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) affects the - answer Heart and blood vessels
Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of - answer Death in permanent disability in
the United States today
A group of risk factors have been identified and known as - answer Metabolic syndrome
previously known as syndrome x
These risk factors are - answer- abdominal obesity
- High blood lipids such as high triglycerides low HDL and high LDL
- High blood pressure
- Insulin resistance
- Elevated highly sensitive C-reactive proteins in the flood
Those diagnosed with metabolic syndrome or at an increased risk of - answer Coronary
heart disease and stroke peripheral vascular disease and type two diabetes
Cardiovascular disease can be - answerAcute (sudden) or chronic
myocardial infarction (MI) - answerHeart attack caused by the blockage of an artery
leading to the heart
MI is an example of the - answerAcute form
Chronic heart disease develops - answerOvertime and causes the loss of heart function
If the heart can maintain blood circulation - answerThe disease is classified as a
compensated heart disease
Compensation usually requires that the - answerHeartbeat unusually fast and a heart in
enlarges
If the heart cannot maintain blood circulation - answerThe condition is classified as
decompensated heart disease and congested heart failure (CHF) occurs
The myocardium vowels endocardium pericardium and or blood vessels may be -
answerAffected by heart disease
, Arteriosclerosis is a general term for - answerVascular disease way in which the arteries
harden; making passage of blood difficult if not impossible
Atherosclerosis is a form of - answerarteriosclerosis that Most frequently occurs in
developing countries
Atherosclerosis is believed to begin in _____ and is considered one of the _____ -
answerChildhood; Major causes of heart attack
Atherosclerosis affects the - answerInner lining of the arteries (intima) are where
deposits of cholesterol fan other substances a car overtime thickening and weakening
artery walls
Deposits are called - answerPlaque
Lumen - answerHallo area and tube
Ischemia - answerReduce blood flow causing an in adequate supply of nutrients and
oxygen to and waste from tissues
angina pectoris - answerPain in the heart muscle due to an adequate blood supply
When the lumen narrow so that a ______ occurs in a _______ and blood flow is cut off
a ________ - answerThrombus (blood clot); coronary artery; heart attack occurs
Infarct - answerDead tissue resulting from blocked artery
cerebrovascular accident (CVA) - answerEither a blockage or bursting of blood vessels
leading to the brain; a stroke
peripheral vascular disease (PVD) - answerNarrowed arteries some distance from the
heart
Hyperlipidemia - answerExcessive amounts of fat in the blood
Serum Cholesterol - answerCholesterol in the blood
Some patients who experience MI will require - answerSurgery to bypass the clogged
artery
Hyperlipidemia hypertension and smoking are all - answerMajor risk factors for the
development of atherosclerosis
Other contributing factors to atherosclerosis are - answerObesity diabetes Male sex
heredity personality type (ability to handle stress) age sedentary life
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