What is the number one killer in North America?

1. What is the number one killer in North America? HEART DISEASE

2. US Mortality, 2001 No. of deaths % of all deaths Rank Cause of Death • 1. Heart Disease 700,142 29.0 • 2. Cancer 553,768 22.9 • 3. Cerebrovascular diseases 163,538 6.8 • 4. Chronic lower respiratory diseases 123,013 5.1 • 5. Accidents (Unintentional injuries) 101,537 4.2 • 6. Diabetes mellitus 71,372 3.0 • 7. Influenza and Pneumonia 62,034 2.6 • 8. Alzheimer’s disease 53,852 2.2 • Nephritis 39,480 1.6 • 10. Septicemia 32,238 1.3 Source: US Mortality Public Use Data Tape 2001, National Center for Health Statistics, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2003.

4. CAUSES & EFFECTS Smoking, High Blood Pressure, Hypercholesteremia, Lack of Exercise, Genetics Cholesterol deposits called plaques often build up on the inside of the arterial walls of a major coronary artery. This leads to a decrease of nutrient/O2 rich blood flow to the myocardium. Infarction (tissue death) results also Congestive Heart Failure.

6. Heart Disease Trivia What % of American Males will eventually develop Heart Disease? 1 out of every 2 : 50% 1 out of every 3 : 33% What % of American Females will eventually develop Heart Disease ? THERE IS NOTHING TRIVIAL ABOUT HEART DISEASE ! IT IS AN EPIDEMIC !

7. The First Warning Sign is often your last -Myocardial Infarction – HEART ATTACK

8. CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE arises A bit like a prolonged suffocation effect that takes place over months/years

10. Other SYMPTOMS ANGINA

12. ULTIMATE CONSEQUENCE

13. TREATMENT - VASODILATORS

15. TREATMENT – Cholesterol Lowering Medication - These medications stimulate the liver cells to step up their metabolism of LDL cholesterol, which helps lower blood cholesterol levels.

16. TREATMENT - ANGIOPLASTY

19. TREATMENT : BYPASS SURGERY

21. STROKES – Lack of Blood Flow in the BRAIN

22. ANEURYSMS : Weakened ballooning artery – Rupture = DEATH