CVD Treatments - Advantages And Disadvantages (heart) Flashcards
What are the advantages of a stent
- Having a stent implamented is a minor operation (It doesn’t require general aneasthetic)
- Stents lower the risk of having a heart attack
What are the disadvantages of stents
-When implamenting stents there is a risk of infection during the surgery
What are the advantages of statins
- Statins do not require surgery
- Statins lower the risk of the arteries narrowing
- Statins lower the risk of strokes and coronary heart disease
What are the disadvantages of statins
- Statins may increase the risk of getting type two diabetets
- Statins need to be taken daily and people may forget
What is the advantage of artificial valves
-Artificial vales have a high success rate
What are the disadvantages of artificial valves
-There is risk of infection with artificial
Valves
- There is a need to take blood thinners with artificial valves as blood clots may form
- Major surgery is involved in implamenting artificial valves
What are the advantages of heart transplants
- heart transplants can treat multiple different heart diseases
- Transplants increase life expectancy
What are the disadvantages of heart transplants
- There is a risk of infection when implamenting the heart transplant
- There is a 3 year waiting list to find a compatable donor with a heart transplant
What are the advantages of artificial pacemakers
-Artificial pacemakers are long lasting devices
What are the disadvantages of artificial pacemakers
- Artificial pacemakers dont treat heart disease
- The patient with the artificial pacemaker hasto avoid magnetic and electromagnetic feilds pf energy
What are the advanatages of artificial hearts
Artificial hearts are less likely to be rejected than donor hearts
What are the disadvantages of artificial hearts
- Artificial hearts require major surgery which carries with it risk of bleeding and infection
- Artifical hearts can malfunction
