Coronary Artery Disease
(supply oxygenated blood to the heart muscle)
Body Systems That Are Affected
Cardiovascular System:
(The network that delivers blood to the body's tissue)
Integumentary System:
(protects the body from various kinds of damage such as loss of water or abrasion from the outside)
Organs:
- Skin
Hair
Heart
How It Works
Cardiovascular System
Transports oxygenated blood cells that provides nourishment
Blood vessels get clogged and blood starts to stop circulating
Integumentary System
Keeps the nourishment from exiting out of the body
- Starts to rebuild with blood and the blood dries up to prevent any more damage
Who Are Affected
Kills about 600,000 people annually
Coronary artery disease can begin as early as childhood
Twice as many people die from cardiovascular diseases than all other forms of cancer
Men are affected four times as frequently than women before the age of 40 to a 8:1
Onset
Diabetes that have been passed down by family
You start sweating
You start heavily breathing
Long term smoking
Diagnosis
Medical Doctors Check For:
Heavy coughing
Bloodwork
Stress testing
Bad lungs from smoking
Checks your heart beat
Asks if you're having a hard time breathing
Signs and Symptoms
High blood pressure
Shortness of breathe
Dizziness
Faintness
Stress
Chest pain
Pain increases with activity
Treatment for this Disease
Exercise
Balanced diet (eat fish, leafy green vegetables, and nuts)
Typically about 8 hours of sleep
Heart surgery
Stop smoking (if you are a smoker)
- Manage your diabetes (if you have diabetes)
Prognosis
Much harder time breathing after
Harder time with your basic life style
Insufficient blood flow throughout the body
Spasms in the coronary vessels
Normal heart rhythm can be restored by a massive electric shock to the chest
Connections (Tommy Lasorda)
Tommy Lasorda was a baseball player and coach
Had a heart attack but is still alive (Current age: 88)
He was the coach for the Los Angeles Dodgers
Was most populer in 1977 to 1996
Inducted into baseball Hall of Fame in 1997