Cigarette smoking, elevated blood pressure, elevated serum total and
low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol, low serum high-density
lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol, diabetes, advancing age, abdominal obesity,
and physical inactivity.
, What are the 2 different ways heart failure can be defined?
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Systolic vs diastolic failure and right vs left heart failure
What are the current stages of hypertension?
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Currently, normal blood pressure is defined as less than 120/80. Elevated
blood pressure is < 130/80; hypertension stage 1 is < 140/90; and
hypertension stage 2 is > 140/90.
What can CAD cause?
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CAD leads to myocardial ischemia and angina, myocardial infarction (heart
attack), cardiac arrhythmias, conduction defects, heart failure, and sudden
death
What is thrombocytosis?
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