Powerpoint.ppt Heart
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Melissa Register
Melissa Haines
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WelcomeWelcome
Health Education and Behavior Seniors !Health Education and Behavior Seniors !
(~ age 20)(~ age 20)
Group 7Group 7
Chapter 17Chapter 17
Care and Problems of the Circulatory SystemCare and Problems of the Circulatory System
Keeping You Away From Keeping You Away From
The Cardiovascular The Cardiovascular SurgeonSurgeon
CVD is No. 1 killer in the US
1 death every 33 seconds is from CVD
2,600 Americans die of CVD each day
CVD kills more each year than the next five causes of death COMBINED
Almost 150,000 Americans killed by CVD each year are under age 65
Is a muscle about the size of your fist
Weighs about one pound
Is behind and just to the left of the breastbone
Pumps about 5 quarts of blood every minute
The Functions of the Heart
Pumps blood through the lungs to remove CO2 and refresh blood with oxygen
Pumps blood through the body to
• provide oxygen and nutrients • remove waste products
The PumpingThe Pumping HeartHeart
Blood SupplyBlood Supply
The coronary arteries are the blood vessels that supply blood and oxygen to the heart
muscle.
Unhealthy Hearts
Common TermsCommon Terms
1. Atherosclerosis, Arteriosclerosis-Thickening/hardening of the
arteries
2. Cardiovascular Disease, Heart Disease, Coronary Artery Disease
-Common terms for heart disease
Common TermsCommon Terms
3. Myocardial Infarction, MI -Synonyms for “heart attack”
4. Asystole
…Death
Risk FactorsRisk Factors
UncontrollableUncontrollable
Age Sex Heredity Race
Risk FactorsRisk Factors
ControllableControllable
High blood pressure
High blood cholesterol
Smoking
Sedentary lifestyle
Risk FactorsRisk Factors
Overweight? Waist size >40 for menWaist size >35 for
women
Anger and stress
Diabetes: at least 30%
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Don’t smoke Control your blood pressure Exercise regularly Maintain a healthy weight Eat a heart-healthy diet Manage stress Get regular checkups Check your cholesterol
CholesterolCholesterol
HHeart eart HHealthy ealthy HHDLDL
LDL <125LDL <125
occurs in almost any artery in the body
BUT
When coronary arteries become blocked:
circulation decreases, which includes circulation to the heart muscle itself
cardiac muscle begins to fail
“The coronary arteries are the size of drinking straws and carry about 130 gallons of blood through the heart daily” (Clark, 119.)
Blood Supply to the Blood Supply to the HeartHeart
Atherosclerosis
How Does it All Fit How Does it All Fit Together?Together?
Coronary Artery DiseaseCoronary Artery Disease
The most common and serious effect of agingThe most common and serious effect of aging
Fatty deposits build up, narrowing the Fatty deposits build up, narrowing the passageway for blood passageway for blood
Atherosclerosis often leads to blockage of the Atherosclerosis often leads to blockage of the coronary arteriescoronary arteries
Heart attackHeart attack
Signs and SymptomsSigns and Symptoms
None: None: Silent IschemiaSilent Ischemia
Angina Pectoris: Angina Pectoris: pain in pain in chest, jaw or shoulderchest, jaw or shoulder
Shortness of breath: Shortness of breath: sign sign of CHF, also swollen of CHF, also swollen extremitiesextremities
Heart attack: Heart attack: coronary coronary artery becomes blocked and artery becomes blocked and part of the heart muscle diespart of the heart muscle dies
Signs & Symptoms
NoneChestPain
ShortnessOf Breath
HeartAttack
Screening and DiagnosisScreening and Diagnosis
StressTest
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Narrowing Narrowing
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Blood Tests
for cholesterol levels, kidney and thyroid function, presence of anemia.
Chest X-Ray
to show size of the heart, check for fluid around heart and lungs
Ejection Fraction (EF)
determines how well your heart pumps with each beat.
Sometimes possible to manage with Sometimes possible to manage with lifestyle changes and medicationlifestyle changes and medication
Severe cases may require a surgical Severe cases may require a surgical procedureprocedure
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Don’t smoke Control your blood pressure Exercise regularly Maintain a healthy weight Eat a heart-healthy diet Manage stress Get regular checkups Check your cholesterol
Community ResourcesCommunity Resources
Your local hospitalYour local hospital
www.americanheart.orgwww.americanheart.org
www.mayoclinic.comwww.mayoclinic.com
ReferencesReferences
Clark, John Clark, John A Visual Guide to the Human Heart.A Visual Guide to the Human Heart. Retrieved from the Web February 1, 2006. Retrieved from the Web February 1, 2006. http://www.webmd.comhttp://www.webmd.com
DeBischopp, M. et al. (2002). DeBischopp, M. et al. (2002). An Overview of An Overview of Cardiovascular DiseaseCardiovascular Disease. Retrieved from the . Retrieved from the Web February 1, 2006. http://www. Web February 1, 2006. http://www. mayoclinic.com mayoclinic.com
Insel, P. (2002). Insel, P. (2002). Core Concepts in Health.Core Concepts in Health. Washington, DC: McGraw-Hill CompaniesWashington, DC: McGraw-Hill Companies
ReferencesReferences
Marieb, E. Marieb, E. Essentials of Human Anatomy & Essentials of Human Anatomy & Physiology.Physiology. Retrieved from the Web Retrieved from the Web February 1, 2006. February 1, 2006. http://www.azheart.comhttp://www.azheart.com
Thibodeau, G. (2003). Thibodeau, G. (2003). Anatomy and Anatomy and Physiology of the Heart.Physiology of the Heart. Retrieved from Retrieved from the Web February 1, 2006. the Web February 1, 2006. http://www.americanheart.orghttp://www.americanheart.org