PSL301H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Hypotension, Pulmonary Artery, Necrosis

• School: UTSG
• Department: Physiology
• Course: PSL301H1
• Professor: Michelle French

Document Summary

Peripheral arterial disease (arteries in periphery: rheumatic heart disease (streptococcus infection, deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism. Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of deaths worldwide. Up u(cid:374)til (cid:374)o(cid:449), (cid:449)e"(cid:448)e fo(cid:272)used o(cid:374) (cid:272)ardio(cid:448)as(cid:272)ular health how everything works, and when everthing works, why the cv system is so effi(cid:272)ie(cid:374)t. but (cid:374)o(cid:449), (cid:449)e"ll fo(cid:272)us o(cid:374) (cid:449)hat happens when things go wrong. Dvt clots in larger veins of the legs, that can result in pulmonary embolism where clots get stuck in the lungs. Graph shows estimated global deaths by cause, for all ages, 2005. These are pretty staggering numbers, in relation to cardiovascular disease. Cvd risk factors: mostly due to problems in circulation of lipids, blood lipids. Leads to atherosclerosis: hdl-c vs. ldl-c, diabetes mellitus, metabolic disorder contributes to development of atherosclerosis, uncontrollable genetic, but modifiable lifestyle, uncontrollable factors. Smoking, obesity, sedentary lifestyle: untreated hypertension, untreated cholesterol.