Health Care in Canada Report 2022

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Table of Contents
Introduction................................................................................................................................1
Epidemiology Evidence of Heart Disease in Canada................................................................1
Major causes of heart disease (Changing trends).......................................................................2
Consequences of heart disease...................................................................................................3
Prevention and Recovery strategies...........................................................................................3
Changing landscape in healthcare..............................................................................................4
International Compression.........................................................................................................4
Conclusion..................................................................................................................................5

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Introduction
Cardiovascular diseases or heart diseases generally refer to a condition of
malfunctioning in heart's muscles, blood supply valves and rhythm of heart rates due to
narrowed or blocked blood vessels. In other words, heart disease includes problems and
malfunctioning of blood vessels such as structural problems and blood clotting. According to
a report presented by the World Health Organization, Cardiovascular diseases are the top
most cause of death worldwide. Further, this report states that around 17.9 million people
which are around 31 %, die from cardiovascular diseases globally. Cardiovascular diseases
CVDs include major blood vessel disease and rheumatic heart disease. Around four patients
die due to heart attacks and strokes in five cardiovascular disease patients and one-third
deaths happen in premature ages to less than 70 years old people (WHO, 2020).
This study covers an analysis of epidemiology evidence of heart disease in Canada
with identifying the most affected regions and areas in the country which have higher rates of
heart diseases. Further, the discussion also covers major causes and consequences of heart
diseases in the country like Canada. The discussion also comprises a brief compression
analysis of heart diseases to other countries. Changing trends in healthcare to address heart
diseases and prevention strategies also have been discussed in this study.
Epidemiology Evidence of Heart Disease in Canada
As above discussed heart disease or cardiovascular disease, CVD refers to the failure
of blood vassals or heart arteries.

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The heart disease occurs due to buildup of plaque in blood vessels or heart's arteries
which lead to blockages of blood flow to the heart and due to deprived of oxygen heart stops
to work and results in the death of the person. In Canada, heart disease is the second most
cause of death of people in recent years. According to a report presented by the Government
of Canada around 2.4 million or 8.5%, adults aged 20 years and older are living with
diagnosed heart disease and 2.1% with a history of a heart attack. Around 669,600 (3.6%)
Canadian people aged 40 years and older are living with diagnosed heart issues or failure
(Government of Canada, 2020).
The mortality rate is three times higher in the people who are aged to 20 years and
older and living with heart disease than those who are living without any heart disease. While
it is four times higher among people aged 20 years and older having a heart attack as
compared to people who have not. These rates increase with the ages of people and the
mortality rate is six times higher among people who are at the age of forty and older in
Canada.
Apart from age, gender is also the most influencing factor to affects heart disease and
mortality rate. Men are at two times higher risk of heart disease than to women and the most
prone age of heart disease are 55-64 years in men which is 65-74 years in women.