Week 10 - Cardiovascular Disease Flashcards
What is CVD?
a group of disorders involving the heart
What are 5 common forms of CVD?
- coronary artery disease - the most common
- hypertension
- ischemic heart disease
- peripheral vascular disease
- heart failure
1 in _____ Canadian adults age 20+ live with diagnosed heart disease
1 in 12
how many canadian adults age 20+ live with heart disease in Canada?
2.4 million
every hour ___ Canadian adults age 20+ with diagnosed heart disease die
12
the death rate is ____x higher among adults age 20+ with diagnosed heart disease vs. those without
3x higher
the death rate is ____ x higher among adults age 20+ who had a heart atack vs those without
4x higher
the death rate is ___x higher among adults age 40+ with diagnosed heart failure vs those without
6x
who is more likely to get heart disease, men or women?
men are 2x more likely to get heart disease
men get diagnosed 10 years younger than women (at 55, instead of 65
the death rate from heart disease has DECREASED by
23%
CVD has the ______ highest death rate in Canada
2nd highest, behind cancer
What are the 3 main roles of the cardiovascular system?
What are 5 other things it does?
- regulates blood flow to tissue
- delivers oxygenated blood and nutrients
- retrieves waste products
a. thermoregulation
b. hormone transport
c. maintenance of fluid volume
d. pH regulation
e. gas exchange
what are the 3 layers of the heart?
- epicardium - outside
- myocardium
- endocardium - inside
which side of the heart is oxygenated? deoxygenated?
right side = deoxygenated (goes to the pulmonary system for oxygenation)
left side = oxygenated
which layer of the heart is the thickest?
why is it the thickest?
the myocardium (the thickest)
because it is responsible for contraction of the heart
what are the 3 types of muscle int he body?
- skeletal
- smooth - involuntary
- cardiac
the repeated contraction and relaxation of the heart is called ________
cardiac cycle
the force exerted by the blood on the walls during CONTRACTION of the ventricle is called
systole
120
the force exerted by the blood on the walls during RELAXATION of the ventricle is called
diastole
80
the volume of blood ejected with each contraction is called
stroke volume
______ is the resistance against which the ventricles must contract to eject blood into systemic circulation
mean arterial pressure (MAP)
in blood pressure regulation, the degree of resistance depends on which 3 things:
- radii of arterioles - this is most important! slight reduction in radius leads to great resistance
- length of the vessel - vasoconstriction occurs in cold temp, exercise, pain stress, plaque
- blood viscosity - increased blood viscosity can be caused by dehydration, increased rbc
what are some things that may cause a change in the blood viscosity or cause vasoconstriction
cold temp, exercise, pain, stress, plaque
the interface between blood and the vessel wall is called the
endothelium
damage to _______ attracts proinflammatory factors, platelets, and while blood cells (macrophages)
the endothelial layer
white blood cells engulf the oxidized LDL particles, forming
foam cells
why is the endotheliel layer important?
it regulates bd, produces vasodilators like nitric oxide, it produces inflammatory markers
the ____ produces substances that promote blood flow and regulate muscle tone
the endothelium
what happen when the endothlial layer gets damaged?
it attracts proimflammatory factors, platelets, and white blood cells (macrophages)
the platelets secrete substances that increase vasoconstriction
the macrophages also engulf the oxidized LDL particles, forming foam cells.
these foam cells contribute to the formation of placque
coronary artery disease is caused by:
atherosclerosis
what is coronary artery disease?
a progressive thickening of blood vessels due to an accumulation of placque + loss of elasticity
chronic sodium will reduce elasticity as well
what is placque made out of?
fatty deposits, fibrous connective tissue, and smooth muscle cells
coronary artery disease may lead to the following 3 things:
- myocardial infarction (blood flow blocked to heart)
- stroke (blood flow blocked to brain)
- peripheral arterial disease (blood flow blocked to legs)
what are the 5 stages of atherosclerosis?
- normal blood vessels
- build up of fatty streaks
- blood vessel with placque
- advanced atherosclerosis
- complete block of artery
which 14 factors contribute to atherosclerosis?
- smoking
- obesity
- hypertension
- elevated LDL cholesterol
- genes
- high saturated fat
- high serum trigs
- inactivity
- diabetes
- stress
- decreased hdl
- aging
- hyperhomocysteinemia
- endothelial dysfunction
what are the steps to atherosclerosis?
- accumulation of plaque
- produce less nitric oxide
- macrophages eat oxidized LDL cholesterol
- fatty streaks and foam cells form
what are 5 clinical signs of atherosclerosis?
- high serum total cholesterol
- high LDL cholesterol
- low HDL cholesterol
- high trigs
- high c-reactive protein
how do we do a nutrition assessment for atherosclerosis / CAD?
- do BMI evaluation
- check waist circumference and WHR
- do dietary assessment, looking at
- Saturated fats
- trans fatty acids
- omega 3s
- fibre
- sodium
- alcohol
- refined carbs
what are 8 uncontrollable risk factors of CAD?
- 40+
- postmenopausal
- 30+ with diabetes for 15yrs
- family history of early cardiovascular disease in immediate family
- family history of cholesterol
- CKD
- abdominal aortic aneurysm
- atherosclerosis
- being male
what are 8 modifiable risk factors of CAD?
- smoking
- diabetes
- abnormal blood fat (high LDL, low HDL, dyslipedmia)
- low HDL
- high BP
- inflammatory diseases
- HIV infection
- chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
- high BP during pregnancy, BMI > 30
what is an aneurism?
an air bubble in the vessel
we use this to determine someones risk for CVD
framingham risk score calculator
How does the framingham risk score factor work to determine risk for CVD?
Step 1: check point system for age, HDL, total cholesterol, and BP, smoker
Step 2: using total points from step 2, determine 10 year CVD risk factor
Step 3: determine the heart age
Step 4: determine if patient is low, moderate or high risk
____ transport lipids
lipoproteins
what are lipoproteins? what do they consist of?
they are transport lipids. they transport fat
they consist of lipid interior + protein shell (apolipoprotein). fatty core and protein shell
they protein to fat ratio in the lipoproteins indicates risk of developing athersoclerosis AND dictates function
they are a group of soluble proteins that combine with and transport fat or other lipids in the blood plasma
what are apolipoproteins?
they are the part of lipoproteins. they give structural integrity and ensure that the receptors can recognize the particles.
what part of lipoproteins determines the risk of developing athersoclerosis?
the protein to fat ratio
What has the most apolipoprotein?
HDL
what has the most trigs?
chylomicrons > VLDL > LDL > HDL
what has the least lipids
hdl
which is the smallest
HDL
hat has the biggest density
HDL
Why is HDL good?
because they are involved in reverse cholesterol transport - they remove cholesterol from tissue and return it to the liver
Why is LDL bad?
involved in the atherosclerosis process. is part of placque.
get eating by macrophages (white blood cells) and get oxidized and initiate inflammation
elevated LDL is PRIMARY risk factor, whereas HDL and trigs are secondary risk factors
what are the LDL targets for high risk people for whom treatment has begun?
< 2 mmol/L OR
> 50% reduction of LDL OR
< 2.6 mmol/L reduction of non-HDL OR
> 50% reduction for people with LDL > 5
What are diagnostic tests for atherosclerosis?
- blood tests (now they check for Apo A and apo B, which is more precise than LDL and HDL)
- ankle/brachial index - compares blood pressure in ankle with blood pressure in arm to see how well blood is flowing
- physical exam
- urine test
- doppler ultrasound
- ECG
- exercise stress test
- angiography
- heart MRI
- nuclear image tests
what are nutrition therapy recommendations for atherosclerosis?
- reduce energy intake to lose weight and adopt healthy diet (health behaviour modifications remain the cornerstone of chronic disease prevention)
Studies suggest consuming healthy diet, regular physical activity, limit alcohol, stop smoking
they primarily recommend a meditteranean dietary pattern, which has evidence of CV outcomes from systematic reviews
what are some diets they recommend for atherosclerosis?
- mediterranean
- portfolio
- DASH
- high in nuts (> 30 g/day)
- high in legumes (> 4 servings/week)
- high in olive oil (>60 ml/day)
- > 5 servings fruits and veg
- > 30 g fibre, > 3 servings whole grains
- low glycemic foods
- vegetarian diet
Which diet is more effective for CVD - meditteranean diet or vegetarian diet?
mediterannean
Medi diet decreases CV events by 30%
Vegetarian diet decreases CV mortality by 10%
what is the effect of Meditteranean diet on health outcomes?
decreases major CV events by 30%
what is the effect of the dash diet on CVD outcomes?
- decreases 10 yr Framingham risk by 20%
- reduced LDL by 3%
- decreases BP in 2 weeks with or without sodium reduction
what is the effect of the vegetarian diet on CVD outcomes?
decreases CV mortality by 10%