Coronary Heart Disease in Older Adults Living in Residential Care Facilities

Cardiovascular diseases, including coronary heart disease, myocardial infarction and heart failure, are the leading causes of death in the United States, accounting for one in four deaths. Coronary heart disease (CHD) is caused by atherosclerosis when cholesterol accumulation in the arterial wall limits oxygen-rich blood flow in the body. This can cause serious problems including heart attacks, stroke or death. Coronary heart disease is a chronic and potentially lethal disease.

Reason: Chronic diseases such as arthritis, cancer, diabetes, cardiovascular disease (coronary heart disease, hypertension, dyslipidemia) are unbalanced for the elderly and are associated with impairment and quality of life. These symptoms have many common common variable risk factors such as obesity and lack of physical activity. Risk factors for chronic illness and screening for early detection can reduce the burden of chronic illness and can protect and promote the health of the elderly

The greatest share of heart disease among young people is caused by the same risk factor for coronary artery disease in older men. Causes include family history of heart disease, smoking, high cholesterol, high blood pressure and hypertension, abdominal obesity, diabetes, metabolic syndrome, elevated exercise, hostility, elevated levels of C reactive protein, and low educational background. Young adult coronary artery riskogenesis (CARDIA) studies incorporate these risks. Researchers evaluate over 5,000 young people between the ages of 18 and 30 years and then understand how their risk factors affect coronary artery calcification as they are detected by CT scans for 15 years thereafter In order to monitor it. Taking 10 cigarettes a day may increase Canadian dollar by 50%, risk increases by 50% when LDL cholesterol is 30 mg / dL, risk increases by 30% when systolic blood pressure reaches 10 mm Hg, I will rise. Blood glucose level dL, risk increased by 20%

The moon of heart disease is coming, and the focus of prevention of heart disease is very wary. We have learned a lot about heart disease from the young people 's heart disease, CARDIA' s research, heart disease. This project recruited more than 3,500 young people from the ages of 18 to 30 in the 1980s and traced their health habits for 20 years. At the end of the time, they measured whether these young cardiac arteries used my favorite screening test, CT coronary artery calcification scan (CACS) and special carotid ultrasonography.