Welcome to your Week Nine: Cardiovascular disease
1.
True or False: Cardiovascular disease (CVD) can be caused by a combination of socio-economic, behavioral, and environmental risk factors.
2.
The heart is a muscular organ that pumps blood throughout the body via the circulatory system which is made up of? (select all that apply)
5.
True or False: A heart attack may not be fatal, especially if you receive immediate medical attention and treatment, but it can still cause lasting damage to the heart.
6.
True or False: There are no underlying symptoms of CVD and the first sign can be a heart attack or stroke.
7.
True or False: Women also tend to have more severe first heart attacks that more frequently lead to death, compared to men.
8.
What are the most important behavioral risk factors of heart disease? (select all that apply)
9.
According to the World Health Organization, what percentage of all heart attacks and strokes are preventable?
10.
True or False: . The majority of deaths due to CVD are precipitated by risk factors such as high blood pressure, high cholesterol, obesity, or diabetes, which can, to a large extent, be prevented or controlled.
11.
CVD is the most common non-communicable disease that is responsible for how many deaths globally?
