Cardiovascular Diseases And Respiratory

Running head: CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES AND RESPIRATORY DISEASES
CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES AND RESPIRATORY DISEASES
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Module 1:
Introduction:
The paper aims for discussing the pathophysiology of cardiovascular disease mainly.
However, the discussion will involve the respiratory diseases as well, due to their close
association with the cardiovascular diseases. The cardiovascular diseases involve the organs
like heart and the vascular systems mainly. However, the respiratory diseases are associated
with the lungs mainly. The pathophysiology of a disease condition can be described as the
disordered bodily functions that are the responsible for that particular disease condition. This
paper will be focused on studying two of the given reading materials in order to develop an
understanding on the cardiovascular diseases. The paper will also examine other scholarly
resources to support that understanding and also for developing a deeper understanding on
the chosen topic.
Discussion:
The cardiovascular diseases ultimately affect the heart, which can be described as one
of the most important organ in the human body, responsible for the survival of a human being
(Böhm, Reil, Deedwania, Kim & Borer, 2015). The lungs are also equally important organ in
a human body and its function is closely associated with the lungs. The lungs help in mixing
the oxygen with the blood and transfer it to the heart. The heart pumps the oxygenated blood
into the whole body and collects the deoxygenated blood to pump it back to the lungs. This
procedure is very important and can be affected by any damage to either of the organs
(Waller & Sampson, 2017). Since the cardiovascular diseases cause damages to heart and the
respiratory diseases cause damage to the lungs, those diseases are interrelated and affect the
same bodily function in the human body (Wood et al., 2015).

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Summary of Readings:
The first article selected from the reading materials, examined the risk of the
cardiovascular diseases among the sexual minorities. The study found that the risk of the
cardiovascular diseases is quite high in that population in comparison to the heterosexual
adult population. According to this article, the reason for that increased risks are the increased
tobacco consumption, alcohol consumption, usage of the illicit drugs, their psychosocial
conditions, other disease conditions such as diabetes and lack of proper awareness and
education on maintaining a healthy lifestyle. The study examined various other scholarly
studies to come to this conclusion. The authors of the article also found that the lack of proper
physical activity is another causal factor for this increased risk of cardiovascular diseases
(Caceres et al., 2017).
This article had 9 pages and the keywords for this article search were cardiovascular
disease and sexual minority (Caceres et al., 2017).
The second article was focused on establishment of a microRNA, MiR-222 as an
important biomarker for the cardiovascular diseases. The authors of the article reviewed
various previous scholarly studies to determine the role of the MiR-222 in the cardiovascular
diseases. They also examined the possibility of whether or not it can be used as a target for
the drugs in order to prevent the cardiovascular diseases. From the study the authors
concluded that the miR-222 is involved in the regulatory activity of various physiological
functions related to the cardiovascular system and targeting it by the therapeutic agents can
be effective in the treatment of the cardiovascular diseases (Ding, Huang, Xu, Zhu & Zhong,
2017).

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The article had 7 pages and the keywords were cardiovascular diseases, MiR-222,
pathology of cardiovascular diseases and physiology of the cardiovascular diseases (Ding,
Huang, Xu, Zhu & Zhong, 2017).
The third article was focused on determining the effect of oxidative stress on the
cardiovascular health. The paper discussed the possible factors that are responsible for the
increase in the oxidative stress, including the disease conditions like diabetes and obesity
along with the other factors such as the habits of smoking and air pollution. Oxidative stress
occurs in case of increased level of reactive oxygen species (ROS) in the body, which was
selected as a key factor for causing the cardiovascular risks in this study. The study also
associated smoking and environmental pollution with the cardiovascular disease risks. Both
of the factors are directly responsible for causing respiratory disease mainly but in turn they
present risks for the cardiovascular diseases (Niemann et al., 2017).
The article had 22 pages and the keyword used for searching this study was risks of
cardiovascular diseases (Niemann et al., 2017).
A Link to the Reading:
The cardiovascular diseases involve the diseases that affect the normal functions of
the heart. The functions of the heart are affected, when the blood flow to the heart or from the
heart is affected (Cdc.gov, 2020). The situation can be resulting from blockage in the blood
vessels due to the development of plaque or high blood pressure, which forces the vessels to
burst. The plaque collection in the vessel walls result from the high cholesterol in the blood.
The disease condition is known as atherosclerosis (Yeboah et al., 2016). The individuals with
obesity are at high risk of developing this condition and thus are at risk of developing the
cardiovascular diseases. In case of diabetic individuals, the blood vessels are damaged by the
high glucose content in the blood. The people who have the habit of smoking, their lungs are