Presented by Thomas Cooke

 In pairs, list…  2 types  2 causes  2 treatments

 “Cardiovascular diseases are conditions that affect the heart and/or blood vessels. According to the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death among men and women in the United States. Most cardiovascular disease can be prevented through eating healthy, exercising, maintaining a healthy weight and not smoking.” According to

 Cardiovascular Disease (CV)  Coronary Heart disease (atherosclerosis & Arteriosclerosis)  Myocardial Infarction (MI)  Abnormal Rhythm (arrhythmia) – PAC, PVC  Congenital Heart Disease  Pericardial Disease  Vascular Disease  Aorta disease/Marfan Syndrome  Cardiomyopathy

 Dilated cardiomyopathy. This is the most common type of cardiomyopathy. In this disorder, your heart's main pumping chamber — the left ventricle — becomes enlarged (dilated), its pumping ability becomes less forceful, and blood doesn't flow as easily through the heart.  Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. This type involves abnormal growth or thickening of your heart muscle, particularly affecting the muscle of your heart's main pumping chamber. As thickening occurs, the heart tends to stiffen and the size of the pumping chamber may shrink, interfering with your heart's ability to deliver blood to your body.  Restrictive cardiomyopathy. The heart muscle in people with restrictive cardiomyopathy becomes stiff and less elastic, meaning the heart can't properly expand and fill with blood between heartbeats. It's the least common type of cardiomyopathy and can occur for no known reason.

 12.6 million people have coronary heart disease  1.1 million people suffer from a heart attack in a given year  17 million people have diabetes; about 90% to 95% of cases are type 2 diabetes, which is associated with obesity and physical inactivity, approximately 16 million people have ‘pre diabetes’  50 million people have high blood pressure  Nearly 50 million adults (between the ages of 20 and 74), or 27% of the adult population, are obese; overall more than 108 million adults, or 61% of the adult population are either obese or overweight.

 Heart defects you're born with (congenital heart defects)  Coronary artery disease  High blood pressure  Diabetes  Smoking  Excessive use of alcohol or caffeine  Drug abuse  Stress  Some over-the-counter medications, prescription medications, dietary supplements and herbal remedies  Valvular heart disease

 Low rates of screening for high cholesterol young adults  Men 20-35, women  59% CHD, or CHD risk factor  Screening <50%  No difference between screening of at risk and healthy  Based on high LDL-C

 Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)  Stents  Automated External Defibrillators (AED)

 Medication  Exercise  Diet  Prevent causes… smoke, drugs, stress!

 America is a nation with athletics and fast food as fundamental characteristics  Those who compete have the danger of post- competition demise  Those who don’t are bought up around fast food with no exercise, it’s a lose-lose situation!  Lack of exercise and poor diet are huge factors in heart disease  Almost fully preventable, crucial for you and your client/patient etc. to know