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Chapter 8
Maximizing Heart Health
A Fit Way of Life
Second Edition
Robbins/Powers/Burgess
© 2009 McGraw-Hill Higher Education. All rights reserved.
 
Chapter 8 Objectives
After reading this chapter, you will be able to:
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Identify the ten primary heart disease risk factors.
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Identify the six secondary heart disease risk factors.
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Identify the 12 controllable and 4 uncontrollable risk factors for coronary heartdisease (CHD).
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Define
arteriosclerosis, atherosclerosis, angina pectoris, myocardial infarction,
and
stroke
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Explain the differences between cardiovascular disease (CVD) and coronary heartdisease (CHD).
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Identify the symptoms of a heart attack and of a stroke and explain the S.T.R.approach to stroke awareness.
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Explain the roles of HDL and LDL in heart health.
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Explain why smoking cigarettes increases heart disease risk.
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Define prehypertension, normal blood pressure range, and the blood pressurereading that indicates hypertension.
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Identify the cholesterol reading that indicates high blood cholesterol.
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Identify the CVD risk factors that are positively affected by exercise.
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Identify the positive and negative effects of alcohol on CVD.
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Discuss the importance of lifestyle and the impact of the mind-body connection onCVD.
© 2009 McGraw-Hill Higher Education. All rights reserved.
 
Cardiovascular Disease
#1 overall killer of Americans – kills more thancancer, chronic respirator disease, accidents anddiabetes combined!
Heart Disease is caused by adverse lifestyles. If youwant to get rid of the disease, get rid of the lifestyles.
More Americans die each year from heart diseasethan would have been killed in 10 Vietnam wars.
© 2009 McGraw-Hill Higher Education. All rights reserved.
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