Question

What is cardiovascular disease? How does it occur?

Answer 1

The other term used for cardiovascular disease is HEART DISEASE. It may be congenital or acquired. In ths condition we can see narrowed or blocked blood vessels, that can leads to heart attack, angina or stroke.

RISK FACTORS

• Age
• Being a male
• Race
• Smoking
• Family history
• High cholestrol
• High bloodpressure
• Sedentary work style
• Excessive weight
• Diabetes

TYPES

1. Coronary artery disease :- It occur due to reduced blood flow towards the heart muscles due to formation of plaque in the arteries.
2. Periferal arterial diseases :- It is the abnormal narrowing of the arteries that supply other than brain and heart.
3. Cerebrovascular diseases :- It occures due to the interfere the blood flow towards the brain.
4. Renal artery stenosis :- It occur due to narowing of the one or both renal arteries resulting in renovascular hypertension.
5. Aortic aneurysm :- It is the enlargement of an aorta morethan 1.5 times than normal size.

DIAGNOSTIC EVALUATION

• Ecoardiography
• Cardiac stress testing :- It helps to test the heart ability to respons to external stress
• Myocardial perfusion imaging :- It helps to illustrate the cardiac muscle function
• Bood tests

OCCURANCE OF CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE

• Most of the cardiovascular disease are occur due to the complication of atherosclerosis.
• Some of the cardiovascular disease occur due to increase in blood pressure
• Obestity and diabetes melitus are also a leading factor for cardiovascular disease
• Hypercholesterolaemia :- It is the presence of high level cholestrol in the blood and it leads to cardiovascular disease.

all the above mentioned factors will interferes the blood supply to the heart and it leads to the cardiovasular diseases.

PREVENTION

• Reduce the consumption of satuared fat in the diet.
• Stop smoking
• Maintain balanced diet.
• Reduce or stop the alcohol cosumption.
• Do a moderate exercise
• Lower the blood pressure
• Reduce the body weight
• Reduce the stress and anxiety
• Take a proper medications