Disease of the Circulatory System
Hypertension • B lood flows through the blood vessels with a force greater than normal i.e. with a blood pressure reading of 140/90 • When the blood pushes harder against the walls of your arteries, your blood pressure goes up Prevention • Quit smoking • Exercise regularly • Reduce amount of sodium • Eating a healthy diet Coronary Heart Disease/ Heart attack • A heart attack happens when the flow of oxygen-rich blood to a section of heart muscle suddenly becomes blocked and the heart can’t get oxygen. • If blood flow isn’t restored quickly, the...