PSY 402 Chapter Notes - Chapter 5: Coronary Artery Disease, Cerebrovascular Disease, Transient Ischemic Attack
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Cardiovascular diseases- a set of abnormal changes in the heart and arteries that not only can cause chromic disability but are also the number one cause of death. Atherosclerosis ( hardness: these fatty deposits collect at an abnormally high rate, so much that they substantially reduce the width of the arteries and limit the circulation, of the blood. Myocardial infarction: refers to the acute condition in which the blood supply to part of the heart muscle ( the myocardium) is severely reduced or blocked. 2: these people are at a higher rate of subsequently suffering from a stroke. Heart disease is the number one killer in the us, resulting in 25% of all deaths in the year 2007. Heart and cerebrovascular disease accounted for 35% of all deaths in the us. A sedentary( in active) lifestyle is the first major risk factor for heart disease.
