Lesson Overview

In this lesson, we explore cardiovascular disease and circulatory issues. See also: Hypertension / High Blood Pressure.

Objective

Be familiar with terminology and underlying causes and conditions related to cardiovascular disease and circulatory issues.

Description

Define cardiovascular disease. Discuss underlying physiology of cardiovascular disease including plaque build-up and blood clotting. List underlying conditions and root causes of cardiovascular disease. Provide extensive evidence and expert testimony to be exceedingly clear about the fact that elevated cholesterol does not cause cardiovascular disease. Discuss arrhythmia, atherosclerosis, dysautonomia, heart attack, thrombosis, stroke, myocarditis, pericarditis, POTS. Raynaud’s phenomenon and varicose veins.

Vocabulary

angina, aortic valve stenosis, arrhythmia, arrhythmogenesis, atheroma, atherosclerosis, atherosclerotic plaque, atrial fibrillation (AFib), blood clot, bradycardia, cardiac arrest, cardiac arrhythmia, cardiometabolic health / disease, cardiomyopathy, cardiovascular disease (CVD), cerebrovascular accident (CVA), cerebrovascular disease, cholesterol, clogged arteries, congenital heart disease, congestive heart failure, coronary heart disease / coronary artery disease (CAD), dysautonomia (cardiovascular), electrocardiogram (ECG or EKG), fibrillation, heart attack, heart disease, heart failure, hemorrhagic stroke, hypotension, ischemic heart disease, ischemic stroke, low blood pressure, mitral valve prolapse, myocarditis, myocardial infarction, pelvic congestion syndrome, pericarditis, peripheral artery disease (PAD), POTS (postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome), pulmonary embolism, Raynaud’s phenomenon, stroke, tachycardia, thrombus / thrombosis, triglycerides, varicose veins

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