cardiovascular dissease

• What is cardiovascular disease?

  Diseases of the cardiovascular system
• What is the main focus of the video?

  Treatments for cardiovascular diseases
• What are the treatments for cardiovascular diseases mentioned?

  • Stents
  • Statins
  • Replacement valves
  • Replacement hearts
• What happens in coronary heart disease?

  Coronary arteries get blocked by fatty material
• What is the effect of narrowed coronary arteries?

  Less blood and oxygen reach the heart muscle
• What are the two main treatments for coronary heart disease?

  Stents and statins
• What is a stent?

  An expandable tube placed in arteries
• What are the benefits of stents?

  Quick surgery and long-term effectiveness
• What are the risks associated with stent surgery?

  Heart attack, infection, blood clot risk
• What do statins do?

  Alter cholesterol balance in the bloodstream
• What are the two types of cholesterol?

  LDL (bad) and HDL (good)
• What is the problem with bad cholesterol (LDL)?

  It causes fatty deposits in coronary arteries
• How do statins affect cholesterol levels?

  Decrease bad cholesterol and increase good cholesterol
• What are the downsides of taking statins?

  Must be taken regularly and can cause side effects
• What can damage heart valves?

  Aging, heart attacks, infections
• What is the role of heart valves?

  Allow blood to flow in one direction only
• What are the two main problems with faulty heart valves?

  Stiff valves or valves that leak blood
• How can faulty valves be fixed?

  By replacing them with new valves
• What types of valves can be used for replacement?

  Biological or mechanical valves
• What is a risk associated with valve replacement surgery?

  Ongoing risk of blood clots
• What is heart failure?

  Heart can't pump blood properly anymore
• What is the only proper treatment for severe heart failure?

  A new heart transplant
• What types of hearts can be used for replacement?

  Biological or artificial hearts
• Why are artificial hearts generally temporary fixes?

  They aren't very effective long-term
• Why can't pig or cow hearts be used for transplants?

  We need a human donor heart
• What is a risk after a successful heart transplant?

  The body may reject the new heart
• What is a heart and lung transplant?

  Transplant of both heart and lungs
• What is a challenge with heart and lung transplants?

  Hard to find donor organs
• What is a complication of heart and lung transplant surgery?

  The surgery is very complicated