Heart Disease Overview Heart disease is a major medical issue in the United States, and the public needs to become more informed in order to protect themselves against heart disease. Participate in this discussion activity to develop a greater understanding of heart disease and the ways it can be prevented and treated. Instructions Watch the video: Heart Disease: America’s Leading Cause of Death https://kera.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/envh10.health.heartdisease/heart-disease-americas-leading-cause-of-death/ After watching the video, you understand that heart disease in 80% of the cases is preventable. Using the information presented in the video, create an initial post using the following prompts. Your initial post needs to address each discussion point. Discussion Prompts What has led to heart diseases becoming one of the leading causes of death in the United States? What public health announcement could you create to make people more aware of ways to prevent heart disease? There are around 4,000 people who are on the donor list for heart transplant, but only a few actually get a donor heart. If you were a scientist, what do you think about putting a patient on a mechanical device or other animal’s heart? Explain your reasoning. Hypertension is considered a silent killer. One of the ways doctors diagnose this disease is when a patient visits their physician for their yearly physical. Discuss the types of hypertension, its signs and symptoms, and treatment. What are the consequences of uncontrolled hypertension? What are important lifestyle changes that a patient has to make to prevent or treat hypertension?
