1 Flashcards
1
Q
What are the main types of CVD in Australia
A
Coronary heart disease, stroke and heart failure
2
Q
What are risk factors that are associate with a higher lifetime risk of death from CVD (6)
A
1) High BP
2) High blood cholesterol
3) Smoking
4) Diabetes
5) Obesity
6) Physical inactivity
3
Q
What is the major determinant of peripheral/systemic BP
A
Tone of arterial vascular smooth muscle cells
4
Q
What is the major determinant of central venous pressure
A
Contractile state of arterial and venous smooth muscle
