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| includes angina pectoris, myocardial infraction, and the atherosclerosis process in the heart's blood vessels. |
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| a general term for the thickening and hardening of arteries |
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| an inflammatory and progressive condition in which fatty patches accumulate under the lining of coronary arteries or arteries in other places in the body. |
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| the conditions, situations, and behaviors that increase the likelihood that an undesirable outcome (injury, illness, death) will occur |
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| linked directly to the development of CVD, they increase the possibility of having a heart attack and stroke |
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| Know the Primary and Secondary Controllable and Uncontrollable Factors |
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| contribute to the development of CVD, but not as directly as the primary risk factors do. |
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| Know Blood Pressure Stages |
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| a waxy substance found in the bloodstream |
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| bad because they carry a large amount of cholesterol. |
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| carries cholesterol from the blood back to the liver where it is broken down for elimination from the body or sent out again as needed. |
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| total cholesterol/HDL Ratio |
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| scientist believe that the ratio of total cholesterol to HDL cholesterol is a better indicator of risk for cardiovasular disease than is the total value alone. |
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| manufactured in the body to store excess fats |
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| Know How To lower that big T word |
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| Risk Factors for Heart Disease |
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| Inactivity, High Blood Pressure (Hypertension), High Blood Lipid Profile (Cholesterol & Triglycerides), Cigarette Smoking, Obesity, Diabetes Mellitus, |
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| The AHA describes this treatment as a nonsurgical procedures that improves the blood supply to the heart by dilating a narrowed coronary artery. |
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| Reversing Heart Disease Diet |
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| a surgical technique in which doctors take a blood vessel from another part of the body(usually leg) and use it to detour around a blockage in the coronary artery. |
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