Cardiovascular Disease

Question 1

What are the types of CVD?

Answer 1

• coronary heart disease

- stroke

Question 2

What does coronary heart disease affect?

Answer 2

Affects the coronary arteries that supply the heart muscle with oxygenated blood.

Question 3

What can coronary heart disease cause?

Answer 3

• heart attacks

- angina

Question 4

What is a stroke?

Answer 4

When the blood supply to part of the brain is cut off e.g. by a blood clot or a ruptured blood vessel in the brain.

Question 5

What is the pneumonic for a stroke?

Answer 5

F - ace - droops on one side
A -rms - if one arm cannot be lifted
S - speech - slurred
T - ime - to call 999

Question 6

What lifestyle factors increase the risk of CVD?

Answer 6

diet high in fat
high salt intake 
excess eating which leads to obesity 
high blood pressure 
smoking 
inactivity

Question 7

how does smoking increase the risk of CVD?

Answer 7

Carbon monoxide binds to the haemoglobin - reducing oxygen levels in the blood.
Heart rate increases - increasing blood pressure
Nicotine increases adrenaline, causing an increased heart rate along with contraction of artery walls. Increases blood pressure.
Chemicals in smoke damage endothelium or arteries - leading to atherosclerosis