This document is a compilation of all of the notes that were taken throughout the course: Pharmacotherapeutics of Cardiovascular Diseases. The topics discussed include dyslipidemias, acute coronary artery syndromes (aka heart attack), chronic stable angina, venous thromboembolism, heart failure, st...
, Chapter 1. Risk Factors for Cardiovascular Disease
Goal of this Section: Identify patients at risk for CV disease and be able to discuss their risk assessment
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the #2 killer in Canada Heart disease tends to affect males more than
behind cancer. The reason for why CVD is no longer the females, while stroke tends to affect females
#1 killer is because we have learned to identify risk more than males.
factors and treat CVD.
Terminology
• Cardiovascular (CV) = all-encompassing term for conditions listed below
o Coronary heart disease, stroke, peripheral arterial disease
• Coronary Heart Disease (CHD) / Coronary Artery Disease (CAD)
o Disease of the coronary arteries (angina, myocardial infarction)
• Cerebrovascular Disease = stroke
o Disease of the blood vessels supplying the brain (stroke)
• Vascular Disease
o Diseases of the aorta and peripheral arteries (aortic aneurysm, intermittent claudication)
o E.g. peripheral artery disease
Cardiovascular disease can be prevented but once established, it can be treated but not be cured.
Cardiovascular Risk Factors
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