(精编)Birnbaum Types of CVD教学课件.pptVIP

Risk Factors for Stroke Age Prior stroke or heart attack Family history and ethnicity Those that can’t be changed: Risk Factors for Stroke High blood pressure Cigarette smoking Diabetes mellitus Carotid or other artery disease Heart disease Transient ischemic attacks (TIAs) High red blood cell count Sickle cell anemia Atrial fibrillation High blood cholesterol Those that can be controlled, treated or modified: Blood Pressure The force created by the heart as it pumps blood into the arteries and through the circulatory system. High Blood Pressure Chronic increase in blood pressure ab