Coronary Risk Analysis

After reading and studying within this chapter, I choose to take Lab 4A: Assessing Heart Disease Risk Factors test for my complete section. Wanting to know if my choice of life-style was harming me in more ways than thought, shockingly I found that my hearts only real risk factor was within myself, my mind. Stress seems to be a downfall more than known; unbelievable this proves as this chapter stated your mentality can be the key to great heath. Diving right into the test, thinking wow all 1’s very low score, low being good in this case. I skipped the “Are you under much stress?” thinking, no I do not think so, this will be a 1 too. However, I wanted to be completely sure so I researched more on stress causes and effects, how to know how stressed you truly are, how you handle stress, etc… I found this stress test from the Stress Management Society, which tells how vulnerable to

2. Physical activity and public health in older adults: recommendation from the American College of Sports Medicine and the American Heart Association. Med Sci Sports Exerc 2007; 39(8): 1435-45. Abstract available at: http://journals.lww.com/acsm-msse/Abstract/2007/08000/Physical_Activity_and_Public_Health_in_Older.28.aspx

The data collected from a survey performed by the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System regarding time, frequency and proportion of exercise reports that 58.1% of the interviewees were considered physically inactive; 29.8 % concluded with not having time for exercising. Besides, the statistics showed that there was not much difference between genders as it was almost the same percentage of passive lifestyle; however, there were differences when considering race and age (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [CDC], 2010).

What is the correlation of obesity and coronary heart disease? Obesity and coronary heart disease goes hand in hand sometimes. Obesity can be a leading factor in coronary heart disease. How can a person prevent obesity? Furthermore, what can be done if a person is already obese?

Acute coronary syndrome (ACS) refers to a spectrum of clinical presentations ranging from those for ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) to presentations found in non- ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI) or in unstable angina. It is almost always associated with rupture of an atherosclerotic plaque and partial or complete thrombosis of the infarct-related artery; those two types of acute coronary syndrome are in regarding ECG changes.

The Journal of Law, Medicine, & Ethics provides great information on the impact of law on coronary heart disease. A main point was the relationship between law and a population’s health is complex and not understood well. The issue looked at in the journal was the relationship between law and coronary heart disease. The main points were looking at the epidemiology of coronary heart disease, review of the policies that public health professionals have formed to reduce the disease’s impact, law that relate to coronary heart disease. All in all, the journal looked into what the law of coronary heart disease is, and came to the conclusion that there could be efforts to use law effectively to reduce morbidity and mortality.

Since 1960 the age-adjusted mortality rates for cardiovascular disease (CVD) has declined steadily in the U.S. due to multiple factors, but still remains one of the primary causes of morbidity and premature mortality worldwide. Greater control of risk factors and improved treatments for cardiovascular disease has significantly contributed to this decline (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2011). In the U.S. alone it claims approximately 830,000 each year and accounts for 1/6 of all deaths under the age of 65 (Weiss and Lonnquist, 2011). Based on the 2007 mortality rate data an average of 1 death every 37 seconds is due to cardiovascular disease (Lloyd-Jones et al., 2009). Controlling and reducing risk factors is crucial for

I took the assessment provided and was happy to learn that I am at low risk of developing heart disease at this point in my life. The assessment did make me aware of the risk factors involved in developing heart disease, and I feel this information is vital for myself and family members to make necessary adjustments. The assessment also made me aware of other areas in which I can improve upon to further reduce my risk of developing heart disease.

Physical activity is usually associated with many types of disease. If we don't exercise there are chances that we might get overweight, be prone to diabetes and heart disease. This article, “Frequent Physical Activity May Not Reduce Vascular Disease Risk as Much as Moderate Activity” which studied a large population of women who were prospective t vascular disease. the study separates the vascular disease into two particular diseases, hemorrhagic and ischemic stroke and venous thromboembolism. The methods that they first

My three generational pedigree revealed significant heart disease on both my maternal and paternal side. I have long known that my mother’s side of the family had significant history of stroke, heart disease and diabetes. My mother has always said that the women have strokes and the men have heart attacks. I knew my uncle Raymond passed away before my grandparents, I thought he was in his fifties, however discovered that he was only 49 years old. I do wonder how long he would have lived had his heart disease been postponed by ten years; while CABG was available at the time it was associated with high mortality. My mother had previously told me that due to Raymond being catholic at the time they would not consider coming to UIHC for the procedure and would need to travel to the east coast (Pittsburg I believe she said ) to undergo the CABG.

According to the CDC’s website, heart disease or Coronary Heart Disease (CHD) is the number 1 killer in the United States for both men and women. For women though, there is a higher risk of dying from heart disease. According to the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, 1 in 4 women dies from CHD. Studies have shown that men are more likely to develop CHD at a younger age than women, but they tend to bounce back from complications better than women do.

All families in the world have their own personal family risk factors pertaining to their health. These risk factors come from generations that are then sometimes passed down to the newer generations of the family. Some of these risk factors that families have could be diseases or cancers that can unfortunately take one’s life to soon because it attacks their body a certain way and causes it to shut down. But, many families could possibly overcome these risk factors they may have by changing their life styles and not following in the steps of earlier generations. My family risk factor, heart disease, will be discussed through the risk factor, how life style might play a role in the risk factor, what can be done to help lower the chances

Chronic diseases such as diabetes, hypertension, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) affects all Canadians but among the Aboriginal population, the disease pattern and risk factors are different with higher prevalence rates among Aboriginal peoples (Douglas, 2014, p.145). Chronic disease risk factors includes factors such as diet, physical activity which individuals have control over while some other factors individuals have limited control over include the living environment, air pollution, housing, geographical locations, and underlying variables such as employment status, income and poverty similarly influence these factors. All these risk factors interplay to impact the patterns and rates of chronic diseases in all populations

Identify a health issue within your region. Discuss why you are concerned about this health issue and discuss why the issue is important.

According to the Department of Health and Human Services, the recommended amount of physical activity is thirty minutes per day, and many adults do not meet this minimum.6 In the past, rates of cardiovascular disease were high, as the rates of smoking were higher. As smoking is a risk factor for cardiovascular diseases, such as COPD, as rates of smoking fall, so will rates of cardiovascular disease. As more and more adults and children begin to realize the importance of cardiovascular exercise and avoiding cigarettes, the rate of these diseases can be expected to fall further. However, less than 30% of high school students reach the recommended amount of physical activity needed, and further intervention is therefore