Cardiovascular SystemIssues & Conditions
Anatomy & Physiology
Overview
In this lesson, we explore issues and conditions related to the cardiovascular system.
Objective
Be familiar with how blood pressure is measured, and issues and conditions related to the cardiovascular system.
What You'll Get
Note issues and conditions related to the functioning of the cardiovascular system. Explain how blood pressure is measured and how those measurements are categorized. Provide practice cautions for people with chronically high blood pressure. Cite testimony by a heart surgeon with 25 years experience who explains the cause of heart disease to be inflammation (not cholesterol).
Vocabulary
angina, arrhythmia, atherosclerosis, bradycardia, cardiomyopathy, clogged arteries, congestive heart failure, coronary artery disease, coronary heart disease, fibrillation, heart attack, hypertension, high blood pressure, hypotension, ischemic heart disease, low blood pressure, mitral valve prolapse or regurgitation, myocardial infarction, pelvic congestion, premature contraction, stroke, tachycardia, varicose veins
Heart Disease
- The term “heart disease” (or “cardiovascular disease”) is a general term for conditions related to the circulatory system.
- Sometimes the term is used to refer specifically to “coronary heart disease” (a condition which has other names as well, and is described below). (source)
- The term “congenital heart disease” refers to a condition existing from birth.
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