SOC 372 Chapter Notes - Chapter 7-9, 12: Coronary Artery Disease, Cardiovascular Disease, Blood Vessel
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Down fertility rates up life expectancy sig up pop >65 yrs. 2/3 older adults live in less dev countries. Proportion of pop >65 by 2010 and projected 2060: sk, po, us ind, ken, sl. Ncds most common causes of death of older adults in every region of world (*ind ncd rates vary) # yrs live w/o disability f(x) of lifetime beha & personal characteristics. Up % maintain high qol when up access afford prevent and thera healthcare services, safe home and comm, strong fam and social support. More 1/3 older men and women die of cardiovascular disease (most oft: heart attack, stork, comp) Atherosclerosis occurs when walls arteries that carry o2 rich blood from heart to body (including heart) thicken and harden, dia vessels down, limit blood supply to tissues. Stroke (cerebrovascular accident/cva) may occur when block of blood vessel (oft blood clot) causes ischemia in the brain (also: bleeding in brain but hemorrhagic < ischemic)
