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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes-Advocate, 1984-02-01, Page 6Page 6 • Times -Advocate, February 1, 1984 SOMEDAY YOUR HEART MAT NEED Heart Disease & Stroke are Canada's No. 1 Health Problem. The 3 Billion Dollar Problem: —Cardiovascular disease is estimated to cost the Canadian economy over $3 billion annually Coli wawa and' Hospital production services 31,E $1,200 MILLION MILLION Total $3,245,000,000 Phyic1an services $285 MILLION worte Sala .1di(ono.+ A.p..., ol,5. ria. d.na Nt Iran te,ea..r a 0 r.05. 150. Dept ea honu.n,c,, Qu.e-', 5.-... , **rowdier cruryw m Cono..u, Pr.. Ind.. res 1112 Canadian Achievements Canadian attends* Agra played an Important role hs 'Whetting: 1 Pacemakers to control heart rhythm. 2 Artery transplants to improve blood supply to the Mart muscle. 3 Human heart valve replacement. Coronary Can Units which can reduce hospital mortality rates from hearraoacks by 30% S Hypothermia -- a blood-cooiMg technique which has been an invaluable ad(sulct 10 modem heart surgery. f Surgery to correct one of the defects resuuing in ' blue babies". Who ran put a value on the tremendous savings in Ines alone, svisirh haw rrsufted from these developenentst Cost of cis ' Mi11LJON; Know the Facts The Heart Fund taeeATt A national campaign — the Canadian titan Fund. MORT 1. To raise urgendyneeded funds to fight heart and blood vessel disease — our No. 1 enemy. 2. Because the results to date justify further investment in this light. lastedT Heart Month. February. Minn In all ten provinces and both territories. HOW Rya volunteer canvass of loudness and individuals, by mail and by special events conducted by supporting groups. WHO? • Thotaands of Canadians who have volun- teered their time so help the Heart Fund help your heart. TOOLS Pamphlets, pollen, newspaper, radio end television materials, canvassers kin and many other materials are available through the Provincial Foundations, lifted on page 12 THEME "SOMEDAY YOUR HEART MAY WED US AS MUCH AS WF NEED 00(J' Achievements Elsewhere kende, In other of doe Yseskl have deco SSa4e o.neafadiag cental►ltlfosa, such au 1 Head and valve transplants. 2 Artificial Man -hang maculates, whidt "Ode open-fwao surgery potable. 3 Rheumadc Mart disease prevention, 4 Cardiac cathetedzatidn, which addeda new dirCiKmis- rion to diagnosis. 3 The development of artificial Nan valves and artery graft(. 6 Fatp, techniques rot ti tering Prete and reducing disability_ These and many other idteurtre 0.17T441.1N the rpUt of research. Heart and Circulatory System The heart}� a four-chambered double pumplhat beats 100,000 times spay while moving 4,300 gallons of oxygen -ricin blood through the circulatory system to the entire body. As the he beau, contractions of the thick muscle wall (myocardium) pump blood from the heart through 60,000 miles of blood vessels. The heart rests only a Traction of a second between beats. The normal adult circulatory system contains about Spirits of blood. which Is.Eecirculated contin- uously through the body. The heap has two pumping stations. One pump (the right heart) receives blood which has just come from the body after delivering nutrients and oxygen to the body tissues. It pumps thh dark, bluish red bood to the lungs, where the blood gets rid of a waste gas (caron dioxide) and picks ups fresh supply of oxygen, which fortis it bright red again. The second pump (the left heart) receives the oxygenated blood from the lungs and pumps it out through the large trunkanery (aorta( to be distributed by smaller arteries to all pans of the body and eventual return to the right heart. The circulatory system is a complex arrangement of vessels — arteries and arterioles (small arteries). capillaries (minute blood vessels) end veins and venules (small veins) They branch out from one to another to d, bole arteries arenoes venules veins oxygenated blood to every cell In the body and carry oft wastes The entire body depends upon this system An understanding of the diseases and abnormalities which affect This proper functioning is important Cardiovascular System The heart and blood vessels, because they are so inter- dependent, are referred to as the cardiovascular system. Diseases affecting this system can be inherited, can result from living habits, or can be caused by infections or injuries during embryonic life or at any time following birth. Some diseases primarily affect the blood vessels; others only the heart itself. Among the major diseases are those which cause the blood vessels to narrow and deteriorate with resultant damage to the heart, brain, kidneys, or other parts of the body. RIG141 HEART Receives blood from the body 400 pumas ,t Iliuotb ISIS pulmmuir Griew Iu pie eu,gs whur .1 pacts uD Tres. ,usge•. 51(1HEARI Rel e..ei o.,ee. lull Wood 1turn p e tont, and p....ps 114 aorta to hod.' Cardiovascular Diseases Heart and blood vessel disease is the leading cause of death and disability in Canada. It afflicts more than'2,600,000 men, women, and children in Canada and kills over 130,000 annually — more than all other causes of death combined. Most of this damage is caused by lour major types of heart disease — atherosclerosis, hypertension, rheumatic heart disease and congenital defects. These diseases may produce congestive heart failure. heart attack and stroke. Atherosclerosis Atherosclerosis, the most c 0010100 loran 01 arlenost le•- rosis,,s generally known as "hardening of the al re ries" It .s a slow progressive process by which the inner linings of the artery become thickened and roughened by deposits of fat. fabrin, cellular debris and calcium. These deposits lots a rough, thick surface inside the blood vessels. and Interfere with both the smooth flow of blood and the amount of blood carried Through the artery. As the inner walls become heavy and thick. they lose their ability to expand and contract. The blood moves with difficulty through The scarred, roughened walls and this makes rt easier for a clot to form, blocking the channel and depriving the heart, brain, or other organs of blood. 11 such a blockage • occurs in one of The heart's own arteries, the result Dcoronary thrombosis, one form of heart attack. When it occurs in the brain the result is a cerebral thrombosis, one form of stroke. Heart attacks or strokes may occur suddenly. but the condition of atherosclerosis usually has been building up for years, corroding The inner lining of the arteries. The Risk Factors of .Heart Attack and Stroke These charts show the extent to which particular risk factors increased the risk of heart attack and stroke in the male population aged 30-62 of Framingham, Mass. For each disease, columns below the black horizontal line indicate (ower than average risk; columns above the line, higher than average risk. Blood Pressure A man whose blood p,e.rure at systole (the moment the heart, onnacnl n Over 1S0 has more than two rime, the rot of heart Gait and neatly 100, time, the SIA of u.de M a man meh,yuol,r blood pressure under 120 Arerale ah6 105 10 5450 62 F Cigarette Smoking A nun who smote, more than a pxk 01 cgarel.es a day has nearly tr k< the .nt of heat Gnirk and nearly fire time, .he res► of stroke of a non-smoker ♦, 12) 106 Average Ilha n 1 pact tae 132 More tun ,pack 68 ■ Hear, 5,1x1 Age 201 Cholesterol A )run wnh a blood t hdesterd maaitif r est 250 or above has about three rime, she res‘411 heart atlas oral .,rose of a man wnh aholeslerrrl below 194 .A.er,Re RiskIM A man In hn STY). hes row I,.ne, the nes d a )ran ,n Ills )0'. 1 `0 - Di MEN WOMIN MIN WOMEN MEN WOMEN 3009 YEARS 40-49 YEARS 5059 YEARS Ale at teary IN The Danger of Heart Attack & Stroke Increases with the Number of Risk Factors Present 216 120 (moo lilt 100 77 200 NONE Soot. (Arurothrrrnbotr Mom Infanonl 5051(1 .1IIAM.N(A,454 .Joss NIAel sIlO, e,garetlt. a.g,rtn s arytarettt, and and rholeue 01 rholemerot and Mood pressure Atherosclerosis, as an underlying cause, contributes directly to more than 66,000 deaths annually from heart attack and woke. Early identification and modification of the risk factors -- particularly high blood pressure and elevated blood choles- terol — could help prevent or retard the development of atherosclerosis and the heart attack and stroke which may result. The Deterioration of Arteries The deterioration of a normal artery (top) is seen as atherosclerosis develops and begins depositing fatty substances and roughening the channel lining (middle) until a clot forms (bottom) and plugs the artery to deprive the heart muscle of vital blood which results in heart attack. Heart Attack Usually. when we speak of a heart attack, we mean a sudden blocking of one of the arteries that supply the heart muscle with blood. Although the heart attack is sudden, it is the result of slowly -developing atherosclerosis of the coronary arteries, on which the passageway through the arteries becomes rough- ened and narrowed by fatty deposits. When this happens. a blood dot (thrombusl may form in the narrowed artery and block the flow of blood to the part of, the heart muscle supplied by the artery. The result is heart attack, which physicians may call coronary thrombosis, c oro - nary occlusion or myocardial infarction. In myocardial infarction, the heart muscle supplied by the blocked artery does not get enough oxygen and other nutrients and begins to die To enable the damaged heart muscle Id heal, small blood vessels open up to detour more blood through the damaged area. This is called collateral circulation. As healing progresses. part of the injured muscle may be replaced by scar 'assoc.'. Collateral circulation may also commence long before a heart attack occurs, to take on some of the functions of coronary blood vessels narrowed by atherosclerosis. In other types of heart attack,a wandering blood dot may wedge at a narrow point and block the blood flow. Narrow but unclogged coronary arteries may not be able to deliver the additional oxygen required in emotional excite- ment or severe physical exertion. and rhes Snay lead to a serious or even fatal disruption of heart rhythm. When the heart fails to get enough blood to meet its oxygen needs, a warning pain often develops. This chest pain, angina pectoris, is indicated by a sensation of tightening in the chest and pressure or pain behind the breastbone. sometimes radiating to the shoulder, neck, arm. hand or back. Stroke Stroke occurs when there is interference with the blood supply to the brain. One of the comdlonest causes is the blocking of one of the Grain's arteries by a clot inside the artery. This condition is called cerebral thrombosis. A clot is not likely to occur in a healthy 'Piety However, when arteries are damaged by atherosclerosis. clots are apt to form around she rough deposit on the artery wall Sometimes a wandering blood clot becomes wedged in one of the cerebral arteries. This ss called a cerebralembolism. When any clot plugs a cerebral artery. doctors call the condition cerebrovascular occlusion. Stroke also occurs when an artery .n the brain bursts. This n called a cerebral haemorrhage. Cells nourished by the artery are deprived of blood and cannot function The accumulation of blood from the burst artery forms. clot. By displacing brain tissue. it may interfere wnh brain function and cause mild or severe symptoms. A cerebral haemorrhage is more likely to occur when the patient suffers Iron) a combination of ather- osclerosis and high blood pressure. Haemorrhage of an artery on the brain may also be caused by a head injury or a burst aneurysm. Aneurysms are blood - lolled pouches that balloon out from a weak spot in the artery wail and are often associated with high blood pressure When one bursts in the brain, the result is a stroke. When a stroke occurs, the nerve cells in that area cannot function. These cells control sensation and most of our bodily movements. When neve cells cannot function. the part of the body controlled by these cells cannot Junction either. The result may be difficulty in speaking, inability to walk or loss 01 memory. The effect may he slight or severe. temporary or permanent, depending on which brain cells have been damaged, how widespread the damage is, how effectively the body can repair its system of blood st.pply, or how rapidly ' other areas of brain tissue can take oser the eork of the damaged cells. Brain cells must have a continuous and ample supply of ovygen-rich blood. If deprived of blood for more than a few minutes, they will die. Prevention of stroke through modifi- cation of risk facto's. therefore. IS parsec ularly impor!ant sm(1' Injured brain cells- unlike those of other organs. cannot regenerate. Canadians can reduce the cost of Heart Disease and Stroke. (It is over 3 billion dollars annually in lost wages and medical care.) We can reduce our risk, by keeping our weight down and controlling high blood pressure (have it checked). Exercise regularly. Watch your diet ... and stop smoking! We should also know the symptoms of Heart Attack and Stroke — and what to do if they occur. Support the Heart Fund. Your Heart Fund donation fights Heart Disease. (88% goes to Research and Education.) ... 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