Woman At Risk For Cardiovascular Disease

Woman At Risk For Cardiovascular Disease

Outcome Goal 1: Cardiac Rehabilitation Program can be very beneficial for women who have recently suffered from a cardiovascular disease in order to prevent severe complications in the long run.

Outcome Goal 2: Women who are most likely to suffer from cardiovascular diseases are encouraged to adopt any exercise program 3 to 4 times in a week in order to reduce the risk of early death.

Women And Cardiovascular Disease

According to American Heart Association (2013) every minute a women expires of a heart disease, stroke or any other manifestation related to the cardiovascular issues. The woman who dies of the cardiovascular event belongs to any age group. 1 out of every 3rd women is currently living with a cardiovascular disease and this comprises of nearly half of the African-American women population living in US and 34% of the white Americans.

The traditional risk factors which include high cholesterol, high blood pressure and obesity equally affect men and women both. While the other major contributing factors which make women more prone to develop a cardiovascular disease are; metabolic syndrome, altered mental state and living in a state of continuous stress and depression, high prevalence of smoking among women and low levels of estrogen following menopause is one of the significant risk factor that promotes the onset of cardiovascular disease in women (World Hear Federation, 2013).

Patients suffering from cardiovascular disease or who are at risk for developing any kind of coronary artery must incorporate any type of physical activity either in the form of formal supervised exercise program, or as a part of their normal physical activity routine. However a healthy and active lifestyle is encouraged in addition to any exercise program a person follows (O'Connor et.al, 2009).

Interventions

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