11) Cardiovascular diseases:
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What is cardiovascular disease?
A condition affecting the heart and blood vessels, often due to fatty material buildup in arteries.
What is coronary heart disease?
It’s when coronary arteries are blocked by fatty deposits, reducing blood flow to the heart.
What is the main function of a stent?
To keep coronary arteries open, ensuring blood flow to the heart.
How do stents help prevent heart attacks?
By pushing artery walls outwards, making space for blood to flow through
What are the risks associated with stents?
Blood clots (thrombosis) and infection from the surgery.
What is cholesterol?
A lipid necessary for bodily functions; too much "bad" LDL cholesterol can lead to artery blockages.
How do statins work?
They reduce LDL cholesterol in the bloodstream, slowing fatty buildup in arteries.
Name an advantage of taking statins.
Reduced risk of strokes, coronary heart disease, and heart attacks.
What are some side effects of statins?
Headaches, kidney failure, liver damage, and memory loss.
Why aren’t the effects of statins immediate?
They require time to lower cholesterol and reduce fatty deposits in arteries.
