 
        Listen to your heart: Good Cardiovascular Health for Life Luis R. Castellanos MD, MPH Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine University of California San Diego School of Medicine Sulpizio Family Cardiovascular Center, La Jolla, CA 1 Financial Disclosures: None UC San Diego Health System Sulpizio Cardiovascular Center  San Diego’s First Comprehensive Cardiovascular Center  42nd in America by U.S. News & World Report  Top 10 – Most Beautiful Hospitals in America 3 UC San Diego Health System Objectives & Take Home Points  Epidemiology and Significance of Cardiovascular Diseases  Causes of CV Diseases  Medical Treatments  Invasive Therapies  Preventive Measures  Listen to Your Heart 4 UCSD Sulpizio Cardiovascular Center Major Causes of Deaths in the U.S. 2009 900,000 800,000 700,000 Alzheimer 600,000 CLRD Deaths 500,000 Cancer 400,000 All Other CVD 300,000 Stroke 200,000 Heart Disease 100,000 0 All Ages 5 <85 85+ Source: AHA Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics – 2013 Update. UCSD Sulpizio Cardiovascular Center Approximately 80 million Americans suffer from Cardiovascular Diseases (CHD, HF, HTN, Stroke, PAD) Close to 50% of CV deaths occur from Coronary Heart Disease 6 Source: ACC/AHA Heart and Stroke Statistics, 2012. From MMWR, 2008;57:1221-26. UCSD Sulpizio Cardiovascular Center 7 Source: AHA Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics – 2013 Update. UCSD Sulpizio Cardiovascular Center 8 UCSD Sulpizio Cardiovascular Center Progression of Atherosclerosis 9 UCSD Sulpizio Cardiovascular Center Cardiovascular Risk Factors:        10 Tobacco Smoking Family History of Early CAD Dyslipidemia (High cholesterol) Diabetes Mellitus Hypertension (High blood pressure) Advanced Age (> 65 years) Metabolic Syndrome UCSD Sulpizio Cardiovascular Center 2004 1994 Diabetes <4% 4%-4.9% 5%-5.9% ≥6% Obesity (BMI ≥30 kg/m2) 10%-14% 15%-19% 20%-24% 11 Source: www.cdc.gov ≥25% UCSD Sulpizio Cardiovascular Center Smoking Trends for men and women 12 UCSD Sulpizio Cardiovascular Center Coronary Artery Disease Heart Attack Death 13 UCSD Sulpizio Cardiovascular Center Cardiac Evaluation:  Listen to your Heart  Chest pain or pressure  Shortness of breath or Fatigue  Palpitations  History and Physical Exam  EKG  Stress Testing  Exercise Treadmill  Pharmacologic Stress Test • Dobutamine Echo • Nuclear Imaging • Dobutamine MRI • Cardiac CT Angiogram 14 UCSD Sulpizio Cardiovascular Center Coronary Artery Disease & Cardiac CT Angiogram 15 UCSD Sulpizio Cardiovascular Center Coronary Angiography: Definitive Evaluation of CAD 16 UCSD Sulpizio Cardiovascular Center Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery – Traditional Approach 17 UCSD Sulpizio Cardiovascular Center Peripheral Arterial Disease: 18 UCSD Sulpizio Cardiovascular Center Peripheral Arterial Disease: Before Revascularization 19 Images provided by Dr. Mitul Patel and UCSD and Health System After UCSD Sulpizio Cardiovascular Center Carotid Arterial Disease - Revascularization Before 20 Images provided by Dr. Mitul Patel and UCSD and Health System After UCSD Sulpizio Cardiovascular Center Aortic Stenosis Normal 21 Severe Aortic Stenosis UCSD Sulpizio Cardiovascular Center Severe Aortic Stenosis – Traditional Approach 22 UCSD Sulpizio Cardiovascular Center Severe Aortic Stenosis – Percutaneous Approach Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement - TAVR 23 Images by Dr. Mahmud and Dr. Patel at UCSD Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, 2013. UCSD Sulpizio Cardiovascular Center Severe Aortic Stenosis Before TAVR 24 After TAVR UCSD Sulpizio Cardiovascular Center Prevention of CAD, PAD and Valvular Disease Targeting Cardiac Risk Factors:  Tobacco Smoking  Family History of Early CAD  Dyslipidemia  Diabetes Mellitus  Hypertension  Advance Age  Metabolic Syndrome 25 UCSD Sulpizio Cardiovascular Center Improving Cardiovascular Health  Brisk walking for 30 minutes per day  Intermittent periods of activity, 10 min intervals for a total of 30 minutes per day  Exercise routine 5 to 7 times per week  Additional health benefits from more vigorous activity 26 Source: Myers, J. Exercise and Cardiovascular Health. Circulation. 2003;107:e2-e5. UCSD Sulpizio Cardiovascular Center Effect of Exercise on Survival 27 Source: Myers, J. Exercise and Cardiovascular Health. Circulation. 2003;107:e2-e5. UCSD Sulpizio Cardiovascular Center Cardiac Rehabilitation after MI, CABG, Valve surgery or CHF  Mortality Benefits  17% reduction in recurrent Heart Attacks  15% overall mortality reduction  Morbidity Benefits  31% reduction in hospital readmissions  63% reduction in depression Clark AM, et al. Meta-analysis; secondary prevention programs for patients with coronary artery disease. Ann Intern Med 2005;143:659-72. 28 2Milani RV, et al. Impact of cardiac rehabilitation on depression and its associated mortality. The American Journal of Medicine (2007);120,799-906 UCSD Sulpizio Cardiovascular Center Summary Non-Invasive Strategies  Improvement in Cardiovascular Health via:      Healthy cardiac diet Smoking cessation Diabetes and BP control Lipid lowering strategies Exercise and weight loss Invasive Strategies  Percutaneous Interventions – PCI and TAVR  Traditional Coronary Bypass Graft Surgery 29 UCSD Sulpizio Cardiovascular Center Thank You! Any Questions ? 30
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