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An 8 page research paper that discusses the prevalence of coronary heart disease (CHD) in the US. CHD results in an average of 500,000 deaths per year in the US alone (Link and Tanner, 2001). The following examination of CHD looks at its prevalence and incidence from a demographically perspective; its causation and risk factors; and creates a health promotion rationale for nursing. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
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rates for cardiovascular disease have declined by more than 50 percent over the last 25 years for both whites and blacks of both sexes (Cheek, 2003). The bad news
is that heart disease is still the number 1 killer of Americans. According to recent statistics released by the American Heart Association, cardiovascular disease (CVD) killed 931,108 Americans in
2001, and furthermore was the third leading cause of death for children younger than 15 years of age (Stats show, 2004). The umbrella term of CVD encompasses clients with high
blood pressure, coronary heart disease (CHD), congestive heart failure (CHF), stroke and congenital heart defects. CHD alone is the single greatest killer and accounts in for 1 out 5 deaths
for women (Stats show, 2004). CHD results in an average of 500,000 deaths per year in the US alone (Link and Tanner, 2001). The following examination of CHD looks at
its prevalence and incidence from a demographically perspective; its causation and risk factors; and creates a health promotion rationale for nursing. Epidemiology Risk factors for CHD include lipid levels,
diabetes mellitus, hypertension (high blood pressure), smoking, obesity, family history of heart disease (especially in regards to relatives having CAD early in life), left venticular hypertrophy and elevated homocysteine levels
(Link and Tanner, 2001). Research has found that some clients may be suffering from myocardial infarction (MI) even when they have normal cholesterol levels and no other known risk factors.
It is this factor that has caused health care professionals to also note homocysteine levels. Elevated homocysteine levels in the blood also correlate with an increased risk for CHD, and
therefore constitute a significant indicator for CHD risk (Cheek, 2003). Experts now consider an increase in plasma concentration of total homocysteine to be an important independent risk factor for CHD
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