| What is Cardiovascular Disease? [CVD] | -CVD are Diseases that have the Heart and Blood Vessels affected. Simple |
| What can High Blood Pressure, and lots of LDL Cholesterol [The 'bad' Cholesterol] | -Those 2 will help out in Fatty Deposits in the Arteries which will Narrow them [Which actually will Increase the Blood Pressure More]
-The Fatty will then Harden Completely making Atheroma.
-Coronary Heart Disease is when the Coronary Arteries has Atheroma in it - restricting Blood flow to the Heart
-If a bit of the Atheroma breaks off, or Damage the Blood Vessel making a Blood Clot, it can lead to the Artery being Blocked.
-Heart Attack happens when the Cardiac Muscles has no Oxygen [Blockage in Coronary Artery] and a Stroke happens when the Brain has a Blockage as well. |
| How can Healthy Lifestyles be used to Treat CVD? | -Changing your Lifestyle to Involve a Healthy Diet, Exercise Accordingly and not Smoke can lead to a Lower Chance of CVD - even if you have had a Heart Attack or a Stroke
-Lifestyle also helps the Other Treatment Methods |
| How can Drugs be Used to Treat CVD? | -Statins reduce the Cholesterol Level in the Blood Stream - slowing the Fatty Deposits rate of Forming - Reducing the risk of CVD.
-Anticoagulants, a Drug, has Blood Clots a lower Chance of Happening
-Antihypertensive, a Drug, Reduces the Blood Pressure by Widening the Blood Vessels, Decreasing the Strengthen of the Heartbeat or Reducing the Volume of the Blood. And so Lower Blood Pressure = Lower Chance of Atheroma = Lower Chance of a CVD. |
| What are the Disadvantages of Using Drugs to Treat CVD? | -Statins may cause Side Effects like Aching Muscles or even Liver Damage, Memory Failure or Kidney Failure
-Anticoagulants may cause Lots of Bleeding if the Patient is Hurt in an Accident
-Antihypertensive may cause Headaches or Fainting. |
| How can Surgical Processes be Used to Treat CVD? | -Stents are Tubes that are put Inside the Artery to make them Open and allow Blood to Pass through - lowering Stroke or Heart Attack
-If the Blood Vessel is Blocked, then a Piece of a Healthy Vessel is Taken somewhere else, and used to Bypass the Blocked Section [Coronary Bypass Surgery]
-Can go as far as having a New Heart if the Patients Heart is too Unstable or Unpredictable. |
| What are the Disadvantage of using Surgical Processes to Treat CVD? | -Stents may Annoy the Artery causing it to Narrow again and cause Scar Tissue [Familiar?].
-Drugs has to be Taken to not allow Blood Clotting on the Stent - and Anticoagulants has its own Problems [Excessive Bleeding]
-Donor Heart may not Pump Properly from Start, and also can be seen as 'foreign' from the Immune System which will then promptly Attack the New Heart. So Drugs need to be taken and Obviously they have their little Consequences as well. [Vulnerable to Infections]
-Heart Surgery is Expensive, May have Permanent Damage, Infections may Occur, however, brings good Science. |
