Cardiovascular Disease A Disease That Affects The Heart...

Cardiovascular disease is a disease that affects the heart and blood vessels which may cause various problems relating to the blood flow to the heart. Many complications arise from cardiovascular disease, which may lead up to other life threatening illnesses such as heart attack or stroke. According to the American Heart Association a heart attack occurs when the blood flow of blood to part of the heart is blocked by a blood clot; if the clot cuts the flow of blood part of the heart muscle begins to die. A stroke occurs when blood vessel that supplies the brain gets blocked from a blood clot and when this occurs sometimes the blood supply to part of the brain shuts off and brain cells die. Several things can overall lead to cardiovascular†¦show more content†¦The following reviews looks into the issues and support the hypothesis of prevention. The questions research addressed are first what are the statistics for the prevalence of cardiovascular disease in the United States? What are the issues and reasons why African Americans especially women are diagnosed at alarming rates, and what steps and prevention are needed to reduce and prevent risk of cardiovascular disease? Research included both men and women between the ages of 30-65. Williams (2009) found it is estimated that 480,000 women in the United States die from heart disease each year. Of the thousands of people diagnosed with heart disease only 13% realized that the heart disease is their greatest health problem according to a 2003 survey by the American Heart Association. Other statistics show that the issue of cardiovascular disease in America should not be taken lightly. Agarwal (2012) found in 2005 of the 58 million deaths which occurred that 30% were due to cardiovascular disease (CVD). What may not be a surprise is that Argawal (2012) advises that 80% of cardiovascular related deaths occur in lower middle income countries, but one half of these deaths occurring in women. The American Hear t Association projects that by the year 2030, the prevalence of cardiovascular disease can expect to increase by 9.9% and heart failure and stroke can expect increase of approximately 25%. With the statistics here it