contributing factor for CAD. An estimated 785,000 Americans will have a new CAD event and approximately 470,000 will have a recurrent attack. The cost of CAD is astounding and is estimated at $172 billion annually (Heidenreich, el. al., 2011). Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death in the United States (US) and is responsible to 17% of the national health expenditures. It has been eight years since new cholesterol guidelines have been updated and the new guidelines have created
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importance of regular exercise and participation in sport activities as necessary factors for their physical, emotional, and social growth and development (Bar-Or & Rowland, 2004). Physical activity is also essential for the prevention of long-term cardiovascular and obesity-related health problems (AHA, 2006d). Primary care providers cannot assume the cardiologist has effectively provided this education. Unfortunately, the literature indicates adolescents with TOF do not feel well informed regarding
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“Physical Exercise is the performance of some activity in order to develop or maintain physical fitness and overall health” (ScienceDaily, 2014). (DiBrezzo, Glave & Fort, 2009) state that exercise improves energy levels, reduces cardiovascular disease, boosts self-esteem, increases metabolism, and has many other positive effects on the body. The American College of Sports Medicine (1998) explains that adults should be exercising 3-5 days a week for around 20-60 minutes a day, although study has
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FINAL ESSAY Your name Course Name Date 1. Describe the major hormonal changes that occur during adolescence. Describe girls’ reactions to menarche and boys’ reactions to spermarche during puberty. What factors influence the way adolescents respond? Describe the impact of puberty on parent–child interaction and the adaptive value of this change in adolescents’ relationships with their parents. Hormonal change is at its peak during adolescence and is a period of rapid psychological
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dramatic increase in physical activity and fitness around the world. This essay will focus on the benefits of exercise for both physical and mental health. It is obvious that exercise helps people prevent a variety of diseases such as diabetes, cardiovascular, depression and Parkinson’s. This also raises an argument on whether government should play an important role in promoting physical activity. This essay will clarify that it is reasonable for the state to take responsibilities in order to make
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Yes, I would adopt a heart healthy lifestyle. I did the heart360 website had informed me that I was prehypertension. After getting the results really made me consider making improvements due to my son having hypertension and me being prehypertension. Learning from the website taught me that women are more likely to have a heart attack than men due to having less concern of the heart symptoms(Heart360). Meanwhile, Friday morning I had been putting off having chest pains all Friday. Saturday learning
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Cardiovascular Disease Sandra Stubbs HCA/240 June 1, 2012 Monique Williams Cardiovascular Disease Cardio Vascular Disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death in the United States. Cardiovascular disease pertains to several conditions that affect the functions of the heart and the structures within the heart. From 1998 to 2008, the rate of death attributable to CVD declined 30.6%. Mortality data for 2008 show that CVD (I00 –I99; Q20–Q28) accounted for 32.8% (811 940) of all
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The findings concluded that exercise was incredibly important to improve childrens academics performance. It went on to explain what the research had found, and the benefits of exercise were greater muscular strength, lower body fat, and better cardiovascular and mental health. The benefit of the exercise correlated with the academics in a way that children were found to be able to focus better, perform simple task quicker, and even have better working memories. The most imporant thing i believe they
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Cardiovascular Disease HCA 240 8/18/13 Cardiovascular Disease affects all aspects of Heart function, from the arteries that supply it with blood to the valves, to the heart muscle itself. It is one of the most common chronic illnesses in the world and it causes about half of the deaths today. Starting with a heart attack or sudden death of Congestive heart failure. Strokes are also very common symptom of Cardiovascular Disease and a final one is called intermittent claudication which is a
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