In this lesson, we explore issues and conditions related to the cardiovascular system.
Objective
Be familiar with how blood pressure is measured, and issues and conditions related to the cardiovascular system.
Description
Note issues and conditions related to the functioning of the cardiovascular system. Explain how blood pressure is measured and how those measurements are categorized. Provide practice cautions for people with chronically high blood pressure. Cite testimony by a heart surgeon with 25 years experience who explains the cause of heart disease to be inflammation (not cholesterol).
Vocabulary
angina, arrhythmia, atherosclerosis, bradycardia, cardiomyopathy, clogged arteries, congestive heart failure, coronary artery disease, coronary heart disease, fibrillation, heart attack, hypertension, high blood pressure, hypotension, ischemic heart disease, low blood pressure, mitral valve prolapse or regurgitation, myocardial infarction, pelvic congestion, premature contraction, stroke, tachycardia, varicose veins
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