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Cardiovascular disease

Running head : Cardiovascular disease

A Closer Look to Cardiovascular Disease (Name (Subject (Professor (Date A Closer Look to Cardiovascular Disease

Throughout the continuum of care , whether in a home , hospital or rehabilitation setting , all patients with cardiovascular disease ( a dis of the heart and major blood vessels CVD ) require similar assessments . Key components of the cardiovascular assessment include obtaining a health history , performing a physical assessment , and monitoring a variety of laboratory and diagnostic rest results . An accurate and timely assessment of cardiovascular function provide necessary to identify nursing diagnoses

, formulate a plan of care , and evaluate the response of the patient to the care provided . Essential to the development of these assessment skills is an understanding of the structure and function of the heart in health and in disease

Cardiovascular disease refers to the alterations and diseases pertaining to the heart and blood vessels or the cardiovascular system . in the hospital , cardiologist , vascular surgeons and interventional radiologists are some of the attending specialists that took care the patients having cardiovascular diseases

Cardiovascular disease (CVD ) is a broad term used to describe a range of diseases that affect your heart or blood vessels . The various diseases that fall under the umbrella of cardiovascular disease include coronary artery disease , heart attack , heart failure , high blood pressure and stroke (Black Jacobs , 2000 . Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in United States for both men and women of al racial and ethnic group , and more women die of cardiovascular disease than all types of cancer combined (American Heart Association , 2003

Many risk factors affect cardiovascular function . Some of these factors are called risk factor , because if present , they increase the risk of cardiovascular disease . Risk factors have been identified for coronary disease , hypertension and peripheral vascular disease , and the majority are the same

Risk factors

Major risk factors of cardiovascular disease in general are classified as non-modifiable (cannot be altered ) and modifiable (can be reduced (American Heart Association , 2003

Non-modifiable Risk Factor

The first non-modifiable risk factor is Heredity . There is genetic link for the development of coronary disease . That is , if a client has a parent with heart disease , he or she is at higher risk . The second is Age . Coronary heart disease is mainly a disease of people over 60 . It does occur in younger people as well , but generally risk increases with age . The third non-modifiable risk factor is Gender . Through middle adulthood )until menopause , estrogen has a protective effect in women slowing the progesterone of atherosclerosis and reducing the risk of cardiovascular disease . This effect is lost at menopause , but Hormone Replacement Therapy or HRT may be beneficial in reducing this risk in life . Possible benefits from HRT must be weighed against possible risks . This is a complex analysis and requires through discussion between the women and her health care provider . Among people in their 40 's and 50 's , men have a higher incidence of hypertension than women

Modifiable risk factor

The modifiable risk factors include...

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