Heart Disease

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Heart Disease
Definitions
Causes
Signs
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Definition of Heart Disease

• Definition

• Any condition of the heart that impairs its
  functioning.

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Common Diseases

• High Blood Pressure

• Heart Failure

• Atherosclerosis

• Sudden Cardiac Death

• Angina Pectoris

• Arrhythmias

• Coronary Heart Disease

• Heart Attack

• Cardiac Arrest

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Atherosclerosis

• Definition

• Causes/ Risk Factors

• Symptoms

Crazy Fact Sometimes atherosclerosis causes
erectile dysfunction in men

• Treatments

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High blood pressure

• Definition

• Causes/ Risk factors

Crazy Fact- Your heart pumps about 2,000 gallons
of blood each day

• Symptoms

• Levels

• Treatments

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Coronary Heart Disease
Crazy fact 13 million people in the United
States have coronary artery disease

• 1 Killer

• Plaque build up

• Causes

• Symptoms

• Treatments

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Heart Attack Progression
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Heart Attack

• Definition

• Symptoms

• Causes/ Risk factors

• Treatments