Week 1 Flashcards
What do the following diseases put you at risk for?
Coronary Artery disease (puts you at risk for what)?
CardioVascular Disease?
Peripheral Artery Disease?
CAD - MI
CVD - Stroke
PAD - Thrombosis/Necrosis
What is the most common cardiovascular disease
Hypertension
Have total CVD, CHD and stroke deaths increased or decreased?
Decreased
Have the total number of heart failure incidences increased or decreased?
Increased
What is the number one exit diagnosis in hospitals today?
Heart Failure
increased mortality due to HF
What percentage of americans have no identifiable modifible risk factors for CVD?
40%
What does FLASHED stand for?
Family History Lipids Age (regardless of gender, once 50+, risk of CVD = age) Smoking HTN Exercise DM
What is Heart Rate Variability
Fluctuation in the length of time between R-R intervals
- MOST ACCURATE method of analyzing autonomic tone
- Measures R-R interval
- Directly affected by stress
“valleys” on HRV represent the shortest RR intervals and therefore SNS
What are the components of freeze frame (5) and what is it used for?
- Take time out to recognize internal stress
- Heart Focus: away from mind, breath into heart
- Recall: a positive place
- Ask how you can respond more efficiently
- Listen to this
using this can help take you from a state of stress and anxiety and move you to love and appreciation - therefore, it improves HRV! Matching the inhale to the exhale.
Patients most often think the greatest contributor to their heart disease IS STRESS
What does the F stand for in FLASHED and what are the parameters?
Family history
- first degree relative with early cardiac event
- Early MI = 2x men; 70% women
- Male relatives: < 55
- Female : <65
Both parents with MI hx increases your risk
Siblings with MI - risk increase it by 50% (for females)
What are normal limits for HDL in men and women
40-80
less than 40 is too low
Age risks for men and women on FLASHED score
Males >45
Females >55
Smoking risks on flashed?
cigarette smoking in the past month
what does 449 mean?
4 c/g protein
4c/g carbs
9c/g fat
Decide what percentage of your diet will be fat/protein/carb; . Multiply this percentage by your Total daily caloric intake to get total intake of that nutrient. Convert this value from Calories to grams by dividing it by 4/4/9;
Does MI risk increase with low or high vitamin D?
Risk factors of vitamin d supplementaton?
Low=2xmore risk
High vitamin D=risk of fibrosis
Target range: 50-75 ng/mg
Check every three months
What are the risks of Vitamin K deficiency and excess?
Deficiency: Arterial Wall Calcification + Hemmorhage
Excess: Clots
B1/Thiamin deficiency is the most important vitamin for what?
PVC’s
Alcohol in excess, also known as holiday heart syndrome gives symptoms of what?
Afib and palpitations
Cocaine gives sx of what?
PAC, PVC, Coronary spasm, MI
Caffeine gives symptoms of what?
Arhythmia
Thyroid replacement gives symptoms of what?
Tachycardia, afib, PVC’s
Tsh is important to test in all pts presenting with new irregular heart rate and rhythems especially when tachycardic
What are some sympathomimetic agents and what can they cause
Tachycardia and htn
- ephedra, anphetamines, SNERI(strattera)
- Tyrosine: increases NE/EPI if given with selenium will see hyperthyroidism at high doses
- Macuna Pruriens: Increased dopaminew
- Sumatriptan: Vasospasm induced ischemia
Why is estrogen a risk factor of heart disease?
Estrogen status:
-ferritin accumulates as an ooxidant and oxidizes LDL and contributes to ASCVD