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Alterations of Cardiovascular Function

  1. The leading cause of death in the US
    Cardiovascular Disease
  2. Mechanisms that underly cardiovascular disease
    genetic, neurohumoral, and inflammatory
  3. What underlying tissue and cellular processes are involved?
    • -endothelial injury
    • -remodeling
    • -reperfusion injury
    • -autoimmune disease
  4. What is the most common cardiovascular disease?
    Hypertension
  5. Chances of suffering from hypertension increase with
    Age
  6. Hypertension is the main cause of ____ and is a risk factor for
    -stroke

    • -coronary artery disease
    • -myocardial infarction
    • -sudden cardiac death
    • -cardiac failure
    • -renal failure
  7. What other risk factors or characteristics exist for hypertension?
    • -family history
    • -advanced age
    • -gender
    • -ethnicity (african descent)
    • -high dietary sodium
    • -glucose intolerance
    • -heavy alcohol
    • -obesity
    • -cigarettes
    • -low dietary intake of K Mg Ca
  8. Hypertension is defined as
    sustained increase of blood pressure ≥140/90mmHG
  9. When
Author
Anonymous
ID
288365
Card Set
Alterations of Cardiovascular Function
Description
Cardiovascular
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