heart disease
Transcript: what is heart disease? loovens francoeur 3b 4-27-12 A structural or functional abnormality of the heart, or of the blood vessels supplying the heart, that impairs its normal functioning.High blood pressure Physical inactivity Obesity and overweight Diabetes mellitus Increasing age Male sex Heredity Tobacco smoke High blood cholesterol IT INCREASES YOUR BLOOD PRESSURE WHICH CAUSES YOUR HEART TO WORK FASTER AND THEN IT STOPS CAUSE IT USED UP ALL ITS ENERGY TO BREATH AND YOU STOP BREATHING AND HAVE A HEART ATTACK More than six decades of empirical research have shown that psychosocial risk factors like low socio-economic status, lack of social support, stress at work and family life, depression, anxiety, and hostility contribute both to the risk of developing coronary heart disease (CHD) and the worsening of clinical course and prognosis in patients with CHD. These factors may act as barriers to treatment adherence and efforts to improve life-style in patients and populations. In addition, distinct psychobiological mechanisms have been identified, which are directly involved into the pathogenesis of CHD. Congestive heart failure (CHF) is the end stage of many diseases of the heart and a major cause of morbidity and mortality. The incidence of CHF is increasing steadily as treatment for its coronary antecedents, such as myocardial infarction, advances. Treatment of CHF generally relies on a battery of pharmacological interventions, alongside exercise and diet regimens. It is only in recent years that the psychological impact of heart failure has been explored, which is reflected by the absence of standardized psychological assessment for patients with CHF. In this article, we review studies that have addressed the effects of depression, anxiety, coping style, and level of social support in CHF. 2. 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