HLSC 1F90 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Glucose Test, Arteriovenous Malformation, Lifestyle Disease
23 Jan 2018
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Cardiovascular disease: annual mortality of cvd >69,000 deaths, burden of cvd in canada heart disease/stroke = 2 of top 3 causes of death in. Canada: 2008: cvd accounted for 29% of deaths, 2008: of all cvd deaths 54% due to ischemic heart disease; 20% due to stroke; 23% due to heart attack. Stroke treatment (fast: face, uneven, arm, one arm hanging down, speech, slurred, time, call 911. Treatment of stroke: ischemic stroke, tpa = tissues plasminogen activator; clot buster within 3 hours of episode, hemorrhagic stroke for aneurysm or arteriovenous malformation, endovascular procedures catheter insertion, surgical intervention. Cvd risk factors: modifiable, hypertension, diet, smoking, physical inactivity, obesity, t2 diabetes, stress, unmodifiable, heredity, age, gender, race (african increased, asian decreased) Cholesterol: hdl-c: sweeps ldl-c from blood vessel walls, ldl-c: lays down plaque on vessel walls, increases risk for cardiovascular events, increases risk of cardiovascular death.
