9/5 CARDIOVASCULAR STRESS RESPONSE
- STRESS AND YOUR HEART
O SNS CARDIOVASCULAR RESPONSE IS TERRIFIC FOR SAVING US WHEN FACING REAL
EMERGENCY
O SAME SYMPTOMS HAPPEN DURING NON-PHYSICAL EMERGENCIES (TESTS AND
DEADLINES)
O PROBLEMS OCCUR WITH OVERUSE OF SYSTEM OVER TIME
- CHRONIC STRESS AND YOUR HEART
O SAME RESPONSE OCCURS WHEN RUNNING FROM THREAT AND WORRYING ABOUT
DEADLINE
§ NOT GOOD
- CARDIAC RISK FACTORS RELATED TO STRESS
O AGE AND GENDER
O HYPERTENSION
O OBESITY
O ATHEROSCLEROSIS (BUILD UP OF FATS, CHOLESTEROL AND SUBSTANCES ON ARTERY
WALLS)
O DYSLIPIDEMIA
O SMOKING
O SEDENTARY LIFESTYLES (SPENDING LOTS OF TIME SEATED)
O PERSONALITY TYPE AND TRAITS
- AGE, GENDER AND HEART DISEASE
O AGE IS #1 RISK FACTOR FOR HEART DISEASE
O MALE GENDER IS RISK FACTOR BUT CVC #1 KILLER OF WOMEN
O GREATLY OUTNUMBERS BREAST CANCER AS CAUSE OF DEATH
O MANY YEARS BELIEVED ESTROGEN WAS PROTECTIVE
O WOMEN HEALTH INITIATIVE SHOWED ESTROGEN + PROGESTIN INCREASED RISK OF
MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION AND CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT
O IF HRT (HORMONE REPLACEMENT THERAPY) STARTED BEFORE 65 = NO RISK
- HYPERTENSION
O HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE = >120/80
O HEART = SIMPLE PUMP
O VESSELS = SIMPLE HOSES
O CHRONIC OVERUSE CAUSES VESSELS TO THICKEN AND BECOME LESS EFFECTIVE
§ BLOOD IS RETURNED TO THE HEART WITH GREATER FORCE
- STRESS AND YOUR HEART
O SNS CARDIOVASCULAR RESPONSE IS TERRIFIC FOR SAVING US WHEN FACING REAL
EMERGENCY
O SAME SYMPTOMS HAPPEN DURING NON-PHYSICAL EMERGENCIES (TESTS AND
DEADLINES)
O PROBLEMS OCCUR WITH OVERUSE OF SYSTEM OVER TIME
- CHRONIC STRESS AND YOUR HEART
O SAME RESPONSE OCCURS WHEN RUNNING FROM THREAT AND WORRYING ABOUT
DEADLINE
§ NOT GOOD
- CARDIAC RISK FACTORS RELATED TO STRESS
O AGE AND GENDER
O HYPERTENSION
O OBESITY
O ATHEROSCLEROSIS (BUILD UP OF FATS, CHOLESTEROL AND SUBSTANCES ON ARTERY
WALLS)
O DYSLIPIDEMIA
O SMOKING
O SEDENTARY LIFESTYLES (SPENDING LOTS OF TIME SEATED)
O PERSONALITY TYPE AND TRAITS
- AGE, GENDER AND HEART DISEASE
O AGE IS #1 RISK FACTOR FOR HEART DISEASE
O MALE GENDER IS RISK FACTOR BUT CVC #1 KILLER OF WOMEN
O GREATLY OUTNUMBERS BREAST CANCER AS CAUSE OF DEATH
O MANY YEARS BELIEVED ESTROGEN WAS PROTECTIVE
O WOMEN HEALTH INITIATIVE SHOWED ESTROGEN + PROGESTIN INCREASED RISK OF
MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION AND CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT
O IF HRT (HORMONE REPLACEMENT THERAPY) STARTED BEFORE 65 = NO RISK
- HYPERTENSION
O HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE = >120/80
O HEART = SIMPLE PUMP
O VESSELS = SIMPLE HOSES
O CHRONIC OVERUSE CAUSES VESSELS TO THICKEN AND BECOME LESS EFFECTIVE
§ BLOOD IS RETURNED TO THE HEART WITH GREATER FORCE
