Paper: Individual Cultural Disease

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Cardiovascular diseases are diseases which involve the heart or blood vessels, they are in fact the leading causes of death and disability in the world. Cardiovascular diseases include coronary artery disease, or ischaemic heart disease (heart attack), cerebrovascular disease (stroke) and diseases of the aorta and arteries including hypertension and peripheral vascular disease (Mendis, Puska, & Norrving, 2011). They are all due to a disease known as atherosclerosis which affects arteries (George, & Johnson, 2010). There are also other cardiovascular disease that are not related to atherosclerosis, for instance, congenital heart disease caused by abnormal structures of the heart existing at birth, rheumatic heart disease due to Type II hypersensitivity reaction following streptococcal bacteria infection, cardiomyopathies (disorders of the heart muscle) and cardiac arrhythmias (disorders of electrical conduction system of the heart). Among all the cardiovascular diseases, coronary artery disease and cerebrovascular disease are the first two major contributors to global mortality (Mendis, Puska, & Norrving, 2011).

Exercise is an important part of living a healthy life. It promotes good health and certainly athletes get plenty of exercises. One might not think of an athlete not being unhealthy, however, there are more athletes who die from health problems than one may realize. Many athletes have actually died from underlying health problems related to the heart, but there are competitive athletes that have heart disease. Heart disease is serious everyone should know the cardiovascular system. Knowing the different ways to prevent heart disease. In my paper I’m going to discuss heart disease and how it affects student-athletes. Various heart disorders and ways to prevent student death while playing sports.

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) refers to the dysfunctional conditions of the heart, arteries, and veins that supply oxygen to vital life- sustaining areas of the body like the brain, the heart itself and other vital organs. Since the term cardiovascular disease refers to any dysfunction of the cardiovascular system there are many different diseases in the cardiovascular category, and many of these diseases are strongly intertwined. Ischemic Heart Disease is the medical idiom for the obstruction of blood flow to the heart. It is usually due largely in part to excess fat or plaque deposits that narrow the veins that provide oxygenated blood to

Cardiovascular disease is the disease that influences the veins which incorporate veins, corridors and vessels and the heart, overall this framework is known as the cardiovascular system. This disease is confounded for the coronary illness and comprises of plentiful issues joined with a natural methodology known as atherosclerosis; when substances develop in the dividers of the conduits. Under the cardiovascular disease flag, there are coronary diseases which influence the corridors, hear musicality issues, known as arrhythmias lastly the cogenital heart defects. The World Health Organization group cardiovascular disease into inherent coronary illness, cerebrovascular disease, coronary infection, rheumatic coronary illness, peripheral arterial disease and the profound vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism.

Individuals who suffer from heart conditions, particularly adult and aged athletes are those who have had previously suffered from high blood pressure, experienced a heart attack or any other heart problems. Prescribed exercises for individuals within this group demonstrates low risk during participation and considerable health benefits. Health benefits through exercise reduces blood pressure levels, however in order to gain full benefits exercise must be linked with a balanced diet (low fat and low salt intake)

An individual’s culture is considered a dominant influence that defines how individuals comprehend, internalize and act on what is expected of them by their family and community and larger society (Hayes, 2001). Regardless of where someone resides they will use their cultural experiences to interpret their immediate surroundings, interactions with others, and interpersonal patterns. Counselors should always be mindful of their client’s cultural meaning as it pertains to illness and diseases regardless of how long the client or family has resided in the United States. Nussbaum explains that distress, disease, and illness are all profoundly shaped by cultural forces . Therapist are advised to contemplate a person’s cultural norms before determining what constitutes bizarre behavior and take into consideration linguistic variations and their ability to expression themselves proficiently when assessing a client’s thought process (Hayes, 2001). During times of emotional or psychological turmoil people

Etiology – Hypertensive heart disease is associated with high blood pressure related to the heart's arteries and muscles. Blood is transported to the heart by coronary arteries. High blood pressure causes blood vessels to become narrow which can cause the blood flow to the heart to slow and even stop. Sometimes blood clots form and get stuck in the narrowed arteries and put the person at serious risk of a heart attack.

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is a category of diseases that relate to the heart and blood vessels. The most common form of CVD is coronary heart disease and involves the buildup plaque in the arteries, namely the coronary arteries. This occurs when cholesterol, cellular waste, and other types of

Cardiovascular disease better known as heart disease is a condition that most have heard of and have been affected by in some way. Although the majority of people have heard the name of this condition, many still don't know what it means to be diagnosed with heart disease or even how to avoid it. Cardiovascular disease is a broad name for many different types of this condition, specifics include cardiac arrest, arrhythmia, stroke, peripheral artery disease and even more, all of these conditions are caused by heart complications or heart disease. An upwards of sixteen million people suffer from heart disease today and there are more than three million cases of coronary artery disease (the most common form of heart disease in the U.S) each year

Hypertensive heart disease refers to the heart and it is caused by high blood pressure. Hypertensive heart disease can cause serious health problems and is the leading cause of death from high blood pressure. There is a few symptoms of knowing if you are affected by hypertensive heart disease it can cause chest pain, tightness or pressure in the chest area, shortness of breath, fatigue, pain in the neck back, arms, or shoulders, persistent cough, loss of appetite, foot or ankle swelling. If you have hypertensive heart disease you could experience those symptoms listed above or some may not experience any of those depending on the severity of the disease. The diagnosis contains a few different steps. There will review the patients’ medical history

Athletes, hallmarks of American society, models of health, pinnacles of physical perfection, have a startling and unprecedented history of heart problems. Dating back to the 1890s, reports have circulated about cardiac enlargements in athletes (Maron and Pelliccia) Henschlen, the first to notice athlete’s hearts were enlarged, concluded that the changes were favorable. Although Henschlen proved to be correct in his hypothesis and diagnosis of Athlete’s Heart Syndrome, sometimes cardiovascular changes in athletes causes more harm than good. Despite being considered to have superb physical health, athletes are more likely to have physical effects on the heart and cardiovascular system that can lead to debilitating cardiovascular issues or sudden

The study participants included 55,137 men and women ranging from eighteen to one hundred years old. The study was executed by performing a compressive exam on each of the participants. The exam included a resting blood pressure, total cholesterol, blood glucose, BMI, and cardiorespiratory fitness level which was measured with an exercise test using a treadmill. A questionnaire was then administered to assess each individual's level of physical activity, how often each individual runs each week and the duration of each run in minutes. Participants were monitored from the date of the baseline examination through their date of death. The results concluded that in comparison to nonrunners, runners had a forty five percent lower risk of all-cause mortality, and mortality caused by cardiovascular disease. This association was concluded regardless of age, sex, smoking alcohol history, BMI, or comorbidities. In addition non-runners had an average lower life expectancy of approximately three

Mental Health as described by LaVeist and Thomas (2005) is “a state of successful performance of mental function, resulting in productive activities, fulfilling relationships with other people, and the ability to adapt to change and cope with adversity” (p. 84). Mental health functioning is important regarding a person’s well-being, being able to interact with others in a healthy manner, and contributes many things to

Heart disease is many different conditions that can affect your heart in many different ways. Some of these conditions include blood vessel diseases such as coronary artery disease, heart arrhythmias. One other condition would be a heart defect you may have been born with such as congenital heart defect. Another name people often use to describe heart disease is cardiovascular disease. This term is about narrowed or blocked blood vessels. Symptoms for heart disease depend on what type of heart disease you have.