Writing Homework Help
Cause of Death for Women in The United States Discussion
This is a 2 part assignment. The 1st part is to read the material and then write the initial discussion post. The 2nd part is to write a short reply to 3 classmates posts. Once the initial post is completed I will post here 3 other classmates posts for you to write a short reply to.
** The initial post plus the 3 replies must be completed before the time is up.
Assignment:
This is based on a a true story:
In 1991, “Angela” went to the Emergency Room (ER) with chest pains twice in one week. Her diagnosis in each case was ulcers (bleeding in the stomach). During the second visit, her pain became very intense. The ER staff said there was nothing they could do, but Angela refused to leave and was admitted for observation. Later, the doctor on duty saw her EKG (electrical heart patterns) and asked, “Where’s the 34-year-old who had the massive heart attack?” The ER staff had thought she was too young to have a myocardial infarction or “heart attack”, but it is not unknown for a person in their 30’s to develop this condition.
Angela had emergency surgery, but the damage to her heart was done; only part of her heart muscle functions. She had to quit a job she loved and her life is completely changed.
Research and discuss one of the following topics (be sure to reference your source(s) of information):
heart disease among women
heart disease in people under 40 years old
heart disease in people under 20 years old
Additionally, what do you believe the public should know about heart disease in women and/or young people?
After you post your initial post, reply to two or more of your classmates’ postings (three additional postings are needed for an “Exemplary” grade).
POST 1
Heart diseases consists of a variety of conditions that affect your heart. Some conditions that it includes are blood vessel disease like coronary artery disease, heart rhythm, heart defects you’re born with, heart valve disease, disease of the heart muscle, and heart infections. Now a days, we see many young adults consuming alcohol or smoking which is a high risk factor of having a heart attack. Based on an article, Alcohol consumption of three or more drinks per day clearly raises blood pressure, one of the most important cardiovascular risk factors. Researchers say that young adults who consume alcohol or smoke or do drugs have a higher possibility of developing heart health issues.
I believe more young adults should be taught a little more about the long term effects of substance use. In addition, young adults with heart diseases have been increasing over time. One of the major risks that occur for people under 20 years old is hypertension, or high blood pressure. It is for sure riding faster in young adults than in older adults. High blood pressure results in harming blood vessels, increasing risks of heart attack, and heart muscles thickens. Another top risk factor in young adults would be smoking cigarettes as I mentioned before. The risk of a heart attack starts increasing depending on how many cigarettes you smoke a day. Vaping as well raises blood pressure. A recent study found that “vaping made you 34% more likely to have a heart attack compared with non vapers”.
I am very intrigued with this topic so I’m also going to talk a little bit about heart diseases among women. Heart diseases has always been thought as a disease only men get. But almost as many women as men die each year of heart diseases. CDC says that “heart disease is the leading cause of death for women in the United States, killing 299,578 women in 2017”. Women can go through some symptoms like nausea, vomiting, fatigue, pain in the upper abdomen or back, pain in the neck, jaw, or throat, and Angina. Diabetes, overweight, unhealthy diet, physical inactivity, and consuming too much alcohol can cause a higher risk for heart diseases. Based on an Mayo Clinic article, women don’t always recognize their symptoms since they tend to have more symptoms often when resting or sleeping.
In Angela’s case, her condition progressively got worse, she was getting symptoms of a heart attack, but since she was younger the doctors didn’t think it could be that since it’s a rare chance for a young women to have a heart attack but not impossible. That is why the doctor wanted to compare the difference between the 34 year old that had a heart attack and Angela’s situation. But the damage was already done to the heart.
References
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/03/190307103111.htm
POST 2
Heart disease among women isn’t as well known as it is in men, who are commonly associated with heart disease. However, it is common in the United States of America, in fact, per the CDC, it is the number one cause of death in the United States for Women. There is a wide variety of diseases that can effect women’s cardiovascular system brought about by various risk factors and causes. This issue effects me personally because my Mom suffers from Atrial Fibrillation.
What are some common heart diseases that effect women? The most common include Atherosclerosis, Heart Failure, Irregular Heartbeat, Atrial Fibrillation, and Heart Valve Disease. On a side note, interestingly women experience different symptoms when the suffer from an MI. In contrast to men, women may display more subtle symptoms or may not even notice it. Unfortunately, this tends to result in a worst prognosis for women compared to men because by the time they notice the issue and decide to seek help it may be too late and the damage may be irreversible
Risk factors include:
-Age: The older that women get, the less estrogen they produce and therefore that increases the risk of heart disease. Interestingly, women are less likely to develop heart disease than men before they reach menopause but after menopause their risk of heart disease is about equal to men.
-Race: African-American and Hispanic women have a higher chance of getting heart disease than Caucasian women and Asian/Pacific-Islander women are the least likely to develop heart disease. In fact, statistically only 1 in 30 Asian women develop heart disease versus 1 in 16 women of all other races in the united states.
-Risk factors: Pregnancy complications can cause high blood pressure and diabetes during pregnancy increase the risk of developing heart disease later in life. Women are more prone to inflammatory and autoimmune diseases such as lupus. These diseases significantly increase the risk of heart disease. Studies have shown that smoking negatively impacts women’s hearts than men’s. Family history of a disease is always an important consideration in patients but in women it is particularly important to consider, especially in regards to development of early heart disease as this is highly indicative that the next generation of women in that family will develop it too.
https://www.cdc.gov/heartdisease/women.htm (Links to an external site.)
https://www.medstarheartinstitute.org/patients/women-heart-disease/ (Links to an external site.)
https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/hea…
POST 3
Heart disease is the leading cause of death for women in the United States, killing as it stated about 299,578 women in 2017 or about 1 in every 5 female deaths. Heart disease people may think it’s mostly common in man, but in fact this article is going to prove that information is incorrect.
About 1 in 16 women age 20 and older have coronary heart disease, the most common type of heart disease. However, they are wrist factors that can cause heart disease, The most common one are conditions and lifestyles known as diabetes which can also have you , As mentioned overweight or obesity and eating unhealthy is the number one cause when it comes to factors such as heart disease.
I have read through the article and give you ways of spotting symptoms when it comes to heart disease. However , Sometimes with heart disease it may be silent not a diagnose until you have other symptoms or emergencies such as heart attack which is chest pain or discomfort usually happen in the upper back or even having neck pain , indigestion heartburn ,nausea vomiting extreme fatigue upper body discomfort list goes on. With heart disease also comes with heart failure which are shortness of breath fatigue or swelling of the feet ankles legs abnormal or neck veins. When all these are being done most of the symptoms usually may happen when you are resting or when you are doing regular daily activities.
Ways women can can reduce risk of heart disease when would be knowing or have knowledge on your blood pressure having uncontrolled blood pressure can lead to heart disease also taking time to make sure your high blood pressure has no symptoms it’s important to have your blood pressure checked regularly. So best way is talking to your doctor or healthcare provider. Even on things such as being tested for diabetes, having uncontrolled diabetes raise the risk of heart disease. Also be able to quit smoking if you are a smoker is best to quit smoking because that can also be a risk to heart disease.
Again with the symptoms they may be vague and not as noticeable as the crushing chest pain often associate with heart attacks this might be because women tend to have blockages not only in their main arteries but also in the smaller ones that supply blood to the heart condition is called small vessel heart disease or Coronary micro vascular disease.
https://www.cdc.gov/heartdisease/women.htm (Links to an external site.)
POST 4
Heart diseases consists of a variety of conditions that affect your heart. Some conditions that it includes are blood vessel disease like coronary artery disease, heart rhythm, heart defects you’re born with, heart valve disease, disease of the heart muscle, and heart infections. Now a days, we see many young adults consuming alcohol or smoking which is a high risk factor of having a heart attack. Based on an article, Alcohol consumption of three or more drinks per day clearly raises blood pressure, one of the most important cardiovascular risk factors. Researchers say that young adults who consume alcohol or smoke or do drugs have a higher possibility of developing heart health issues.
I believe more young adults should be taught a little more about the long term effects of substance use. In addition, young adults with heart diseases have been increasing over time. One of the major risks that occur for people under 20 years old is hypertension, or high blood pressure. It is for sure riding faster in young adults than in older adults. High blood pressure results in harming blood vessels, increasing risks of heart attack, and heart muscles thickens. Another top risk factor in young adults would be smoking cigarettes as I mentioned before. The risk of a heart attack starts increasing depending on how many cigarettes you smoke a day. Vaping as well raises blood pressure. A recent study found that “vaping made you 34% more likely to have a heart attack compared with non vapers”.
I am very intrigued with this topic so I’m also going to talk a little bit about heart diseases among women. Heart diseases has always been thought as a disease only men get. But almost as many women as men die each year of heart diseases. CDC says that “heart disease is the leading cause of death for women in the United States, killing 299,578 women in 2017”. Women can go through some symptoms like nausea, vomiting, fatigue, pain in the upper abdomen or back, pain in the neck, jaw, or throat, and Angina. Diabetes, overweight, unhealthy diet, physical inactivity, and consuming too much alcohol can cause a higher risk for heart diseases. Based on an Mayo Clinic article, women don’t always recognize their symptoms since they tend to have more symptoms often when resting or sleeping.
In Angela’s case, her condition progressively got worse, she was getting symptoms of a heart attack, but since she was younger the doctors didn’t think it could be that since it’s a rare chance for a young women to have a heart attack but not impossible. That is why the doctor wanted to compare the difference between the 34 year old that had a heart attack and Angela’s situation. But the damage was already done to the heart.
References
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/03/190307103111.htm
POST 5
Heart disease among women isn’t as well known as it is in men, who are commonly associated with heart disease. However, it is common in the United States of America, in fact, per the CDC, it is the number one cause of death in the United States for Women. There is a wide variety of diseases that can effect women’s cardiovascular system brought about by various risk factors and causes. This issue effects me personally because my Mom suffers from Atrial Fibrillation.
What are some common heart diseases that effect women? The most common include Atherosclerosis, Heart Failure, Irregular Heartbeat, Atrial Fibrillation, and Heart Valve Disease. On a side note, interestingly women experience different symptoms when the suffer from an MI. In contrast to men, women may display more subtle symptoms or may not even notice it. Unfortunately, this tends to result in a worst prognosis for women compared to men because by the time they notice the issue and decide to seek help it may be too late and the damage may be irreversible
Risk factors include:
-Age: The older that women get, the less estrogen they produce and therefore that increases the risk of heart disease. Interestingly, women are less likely to develop heart disease than men before they reach menopause but after menopause their risk of heart disease is about equal to men.
-Race: African-American and Hispanic women have a higher chance of getting heart disease than Caucasian women and Asian/Pacific-Islander women are the least likely to develop heart disease. In fact, statistically only 1 in 30 Asian women develop heart disease versus 1 in 16 women of all other races in the united states.
-Risk factors: Pregnancy complications can cause high blood pressure and diabetes during pregnancy increase the risk of developing heart disease later in life. Women are more prone to inflammatory and autoimmune diseases such as lupus. These diseases significantly increase the risk of heart disease. Studies have shown that smoking negatively impacts women’s hearts than men’s. Family history of a disease is always an important consideration in patients but in women it is particularly important to consider, especially in regards to development of early heart disease as this is highly indicative that the next generation of women in that family will develop it too.
https://www.cdc.gov/heartdisease/women.htm (Links to an external site.)
https://www.medstarheartinstitute.org/patients/women-heart-disease/ (Links to an external site.)
https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/hea…
POST 6
Heart disease is the leading cause of death for women in the United States, killing as it stated about 299,578 women in 2017 or about 1 in every 5 female deaths. Heart disease people may think it’s mostly common in man, but in fact this article is going to prove that information is incorrect.
About 1 in 16 women age 20 and older have coronary heart disease, the most common type of heart disease. However, they are wrist factors that can cause heart disease, The most common one are conditions and lifestyles known as diabetes which can also have you , As mentioned overweight or obesity and eating unhealthy is the number one cause when it comes to factors such as heart disease.
I have read through the article and give you ways of spotting symptoms when it comes to heart disease. However , Sometimes with heart disease it may be silent not a diagnose until you have other symptoms or emergencies such as heart attack which is chest pain or discomfort usually happen in the upper back or even having neck pain , indigestion heartburn ,nausea vomiting extreme fatigue upper body discomfort list goes on. With heart disease also comes with heart failure which are shortness of breath fatigue or swelling of the feet ankles legs abnormal or neck veins. When all these are being done most of the symptoms usually may happen when you are resting or when you are doing regular daily activities.
Ways women can can reduce risk of heart disease when would be knowing or have knowledge on your blood pressure having uncontrolled blood pressure can lead to heart disease also taking time to make sure your high blood pressure has no symptoms it’s important to have your blood pressure checked regularly. So best way is talking to your doctor or healthcare provider. Even on things such as being tested for diabetes, having uncontrolled diabetes raise the risk of heart disease. Also be able to quit smoking if you are a smoker is best to quit smoking because that can also be a risk to heart disease.
Again with the symptoms they may be vague and not as noticeable as the crushing chest pain often associate with heart attacks this might be because women tend to have blockages not only in their main arteries but also in the smaller ones that supply blood to the heart condition is called small vessel heart disease or Coronary micro vascular disease.
https://www.cdc.gov/heartdisease/women.htm (Links to an external site.)
