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Structure & Function of the Heart: Risk factors for Coronary Artery disease: Coronary Artery Disease:
Emergency Complications of Heart Attack:
Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting (CABG):
Rheumatic Fever and Heart Valve Diseases:
Heart Transplantation and Assisted devices
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Blood Pressure The heart forces blood into the aorta under pressure, which can be measured and is called your blood pressure. Blood pressure depends on the strength of the heart’s contraction and the number of beats per minute. It also depends on the volume of blood in the heart and blood vessels and the elasticity of the arteries. There are two phases of blood pressure. When the heart is contracting, the highest pressure generated in the heart and arteries is known as systolic pressure. As the heart relaxes, blood pressure declines, and the lowest pressure level is known as diastolic pressure. For example, if blood pressure is recorded as “120 over 80 mmHg,” the highest pressure in the artery measured during systole is 120 and the lowest pressure, recorded in your arteries while the heart is relaxing, is 80. When you visit your doctor’s office, the doctor or nurse will use a device placed around your right or left arm to measure your pressure. This blood pressure cuff and the device it is attached to are called a sphygmomanometer. Its reading is valuable because it can tell your doctor various things about the condition of your heart and arteries. Genetics and Blood Pressure: Individuals and families should be aware that blood pressure levels and hypertension have a strong genetic component. In fact, family history can be a useful predictor of hypertension risk. An awareness of whether or not your first degree relatives have a history of high blood pressure can be useful in assessing future risk for developing hypertension. It would appear that genes that increase a person’s body weight may increase that person’s blood pressure and increase the number of people in that family to have hypertension.
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