CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE INFLAMMATORY AND …

HEART DISEASES

CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE

INFLAMMATORY AND VALVULAR HEART DISEASE

ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE and SUDDEN CARDIAC DEATH

CARDIOMYOPATHY: HYPERTENSIVE, HYPERTROPHIC, AND

DILATED

ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE

ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE (IHD) CORONARY HEART DISEASE (CHD)

All ways of saying there is compromise of blood flow and oxygen to the myocardium.

CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE (CAD)

ATHEROSCLEROTIC HEART DISEASE (ASHD)

Synonymous terms referring to syndromes resulting in and from myocardial ischemia

Percentage Breakdown of Deaths From Cardiovascular Diseases

United States:2003*

53%

13%

0%

1% 4% 6%

6%

Coronary Heart Disease High Blood Pressure Rheumatic Fever/Rheumatic Heart Disease

Stroke Diseases of the Arteries Other

Source: CDC/NCHS and NHLBI. *Preliminary

17%

HF Congenital Cardiovascular Defects

ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE

Although atherosclerosis of the coronary arteries is the most common mechanism responsible for myocardial ischemia, other less common mechanisms can also cause ischemia. These include:

? Coronary emboli ? Coronary spasm ( incl. toxic) Can be spontaneous or toxic induced

(i.e. cocaine)

? Complications of connective tissue disorders

Know the risk factors of patients.

Atherosclerosis Risk Factors:

Genetics Cigarette smoking Hypertension Diabetes mellitus Dyslipidemias Inflammation

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