Content - Week 10

Description:

Cardiovascular Diseases

Purpose:

These videos are to give you background and framework to better understand cardiovascular disease and related interventions.

What to gain:

Watch the videos below to understand the risk factors of atherosclerosis, the progression of the disease, and general treatment recommendations. As well as the rationale for the HTN guidelines.

Then read the  Download Recommended Dietary Pattern to Achieve Adherence to the American Heart Association/American College of Cardiology (AHA/ACC) Guidelines: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association

Low vision accessible version of Recommended Dietary Pattern to Achieve Adherence to the American Heart Association/American College of Cardiology (AHA/ACC) Guidelines: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association

Note the dietary patterns, foods highlighted and utilize the tables for the next two assignments in this module.

Accessible version: "Updated 2017 Hypertension Guidelines" video. Links to an external site.

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