Cardiovascular Diseases:

diseases of the heart and

blood vessels.
 Risk Factors
• Having a parent with
cardiovascular disease
• Overweight
• Physical Inactivity
• Smoking
• High Blood Pressure
• Diabetes
 Systole
Contracting

Diastole
Relaxing
High Blood Pressure

Hypertension
 Is when the systole
and diastole pressures
are consistently above
normal.
Why is high blood
pressure bad?
Atherosclerosis
 Angina Pectoris
severe chest pains
due to atherosclerosis
Coronary Thrombosis
Type of heart attack when
coronary artery is blocked
and the part of the
muscle is deprived of
oxygen.
Heart Attack
Signs of a heart attack
• Dizziness
• Shortness of breath
• Chest pain
• Tingling in the left arm &
shoulder
 Stroke
Clot in artery to the brain
= No Oxygen or nutrients

Brain tissue dies

 Aneurysm

A bulge in an artery or vein

due to a weakness in
the vessel wall.
 Varicose Veins
Failure of the valves to
close properly causing
blood to pool---results
in “swollen veins”
 Hemorrhoids
Are varicose veins in the
rectum; these veins have
been damaged by conditions
such as constipation or
pregnancy.