Cardio vascular disease (CVD) is a type of disease that affects the heart or blood vessels that is needed for the transportation of oxygenated blood to the system.hanthi Mendis; Pekka Puska; Bo Norrving; World Health Organization (2011). Global Atlas on Cardiovascular Disease Prevention and Control (PDF). World Health Organization in collaboration with the World Heart Federation and the World Stroke Organization.
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Archived (PDF) from the original on 2014-08-17 Primarily includes all the disease of the heart and its circulation.https://www.bhf.org.uk/heart-health/conditions/cardiovascular-disease examples of CVD are rheumatic heart disease,stroke,hypertensive heart disease,pheriperal artery disease,thromboembolic diesease and the most popular is coronary heart diesease (CAD) such as Angina pectoris sometimes known as chest pains, Myocardial infartion (MI) CAD otherwise known as heart attack.Shanthi Mendis; Pekka Puska; Bo Norrving; World Health Organization (2011). Global Atlas on Cardiovascular Disease Prevention and Control (PDF). World Health Organization in collaboration with the World Heart Federation and the World Stroke Organization.
pp. 3–18. ISBN 978-92-4-156437-3. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2Each disease has its own unique way of developing. Pheripheral artery disease, cardio vascular accident(stroke) coronary artery diesease(CAD) is a result of atherosclerosis. Atherosclerosis is the narrowing of the lumen inside the artery. Plaques or cholesterol deposits in the artery gradual develops and interuppting the natural flow of blood.
thereby decreasing the amount of of blood. factors includes obesity, smoking, physically n active, high cholesterol, excessive intake of alcohol, high blood pressure and lack of exercise. High blood pressure accounts for 13% of deaths, followed by smoking at 9%, the third is lack of exercise at 6% together with diabetes and finally obesity at 5%.Shanthi Mendis; Pekka Puska; Bo Norrving; World Health Organization (2011). Global Atlas on Cardiovascular Disease Prevention and Control (PDF). World Health Organization in collaboration with the World Heart Federation and the World Stroke Organization.
pp. 3–18. ISBN 978-92-4-156437-3. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2014-08-17.It is said that 90% of coronary artery disease can be preventable.McGill HC, McMahan CA, Gidding SS (March 2008). “Preventing heart disease in the 21st century: implications of the Pathobiological Determinants of Atherosclerosis in Youth (PDAY) study”. Circulation.
117 (9): 1216–27. doi:10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.107.717033. PMID 18316498 Reducing the risk factor such as having a healthy lifestyle by eating healthy foods, adequate and regular exercise, stop dringking alcohol and smoking. Treatable risk factors like high blood pressure, cholesterol and diabetes.Shanthi Mendis; Pekka Puska; Bo Norrving; World Health Organization (2011).
Global Atlas on Cardiovascular Disease Prevention and Control (PDF). World Health Organization in collaboration with the World Heart Federation and the World Stroke Organization. pp. 3–18.
ISBN 978-92-4-156437-3. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2014-08-17.