PPT-Heart Structure

Heart located in mediastinum within the thoracic cavity The Pericardium membrane surrounding heart Serous Pericardium 1 Parietal outer layer 2 Visceral inner layer part of epicardium. Dr. Steven Masley’s heart disease prevention diet utilizes magnesium and vitamin K supplements, a multivitamin for heart health, and heart healthy drinks! 1 Although heart disease is sometimes thought of as a mans disease around the same number of women and men die each year of heart disease in the United States Despite increases in awareness over the past decade only 54 of women recognize that heart Australian Institute of Health and Welfare 2011 Cardiovascular disease Australian facts 2011 Cardiovascular disease series Cat no CVD 53 Canberra AIHW 2 Australian Bureau of Statistics Causes of death 2012 33030 March 2014 3 AIHW National Hospital M They can affect how blood flows th rough the heart and out to the rest of the body Common examples include holes in different areas of the heart and narrow or leaky valves There are many types of heart defects with different degrees of severity base stenosis. , regurgitation, . prolapse. , bacterial infection, aneurysm and . Tetralogy. of . Fallot. . . HOWEVER, DID YOU KNOW? In a recent survey, most heart valve surgery patients stated that their expectations were "mismanaged - both before and after surgery.”. Rumi. E. mbodied healers. Roxane Raffin Chan, RN, PhD, AHN-BC. Just For Me. Anna Villalobos.  . What if a poem were just for me?. What if I were audience enough because I . am. ,. Because this person here is alive, is flesh,. Translated from the Greek word . kardia. .. “denotes the seat and center of all physical and spiritual life… the fountain and seat of the thoughts, passions, desires, appetites, affections, purposes, endeavors… of the understanding… of the will and character” . The Electrocardiogram. . The conduction of APs through the heart generates electrical currents that can be read through the skin. AP = Action Potential. Currents picked up by electrodes. The recording is called an . ♦ An average adult human contains. about 5 liters (5.3qt) of blood.. ♦ The blood makes up about . onethirteenth. of the body’s weight.. ♦ The adult heart weighs about 280 grams (10 oz.). ♦ At rest, the heart pumps out about 80 millimeters. Understandings. U.D.4.1: structure of cardiac muscle cells allows propagation of stimuli through the heart wall. . U.D.4.2: signals from the sinoatrial node that cause contraction cannot pass directly from atria to ventricles.. one direction. . Purpose of valves?. Valves open & close in response to different pressures in the chambers. Atrioventricular. Valves (AV). Located between the atria and their respective ventricles. stimulated both the recruitment and the development of collateral vessels around the heart, providing newand permanent pathways for the delivery of blood and oxygen.The mid-1960s saw the development t Presentation Outline:OverviewCardiovascular Risks Prevalence Gender Specific Risk FactorsEHAC & Prevention Heart disease includes a number of problems affecting the heart and the blood vessels in the