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1. THE IMPORTANCE OF
MAINTAINING A
HEALTHY HEART
April Marsoh,3 Dynamic
Project Based learning Science
2020
Teacher Melissa Lindsay Gilbert
SMK ST FRANCIS CONVENT
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2. CONTENTSNAME
Symptoms of a healthy heart
Symptoms of an unhealthy heart
Recent statistics of heart disease among
Malaysian people
Cause of heart disease
Steps to maintain healthy heart
Latest innovations in the medicine field for
the prevention/treatment of heart disease
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Reference 18
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3. SYMPTOMS OF A HEALTHY
HEART
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4. When your heart is doing a its job
efficiently,your body is getting :
- Blood-borne oxygen & nutriens it needs
- Fueling you with enough energy to
maintain your active lifestyle.
Energy Level
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5. - Healthy Range : 120/80
-120 : Measures your arterial
pressure
- 80 : Measures the pressure of your
relaxed heart muscle
-A Reading above 130/80 : Blood
Pressure too high.Can cause heart
attack or stroke.
Blood Pressure
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6. SYMPTOMS OF AN
UNHEALTHY HEART
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7. Aching shoulder & chest
- Caused by death of heart muscle
cells.
- Tightness & strain on the heart can
be painful that the pain can make its
way to the upper torso,especially the
shoulder area is called the Angina.
- Angina is assosisated with pain
directly related to the irregular &
interrupted flow of blood to the heart
sharp pain in the shoulder
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8. Snoring & Sleeping Habits
Snoring & Sleep problems like :
-insomnia
-sleep apnea
A disorder where there are
distruptions in your breathing
while you sleep , have been
directively to heart disease and
other cardiovascular
issues.Episodes like insomnia can
cause sleepers to wake up
gasphing for air,cause
inconsistent sleep patterns that
can be stressful on the heart. 8

9. RECENT STATISTICS ON OF
HEART DISEASES AMONG
MALAYSIAN PEOPLE
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10. - A total of 18,267 people in
Malaysia died last year from
ishaemic heart disease,averaging
12,510 men and 5,757 women.
-The 2018 rate of cerebrovascular
diseases,which include stroke and
aneurysms,causing death increased
slightly from 7.8 % in 2018.
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11. CAUSE OF HEART DISEASE
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12. I
GENETICS
-Family members that have
had heart disease are at a
higher risk
GENDER
-Men are 3 to 5 times more
likely to develop heart disease
than women
LIFESTYLE
-Aspects of everyday life from
work,stress to lack of
excercise & tension increases
the risk of heart disease
AGEING
- Cardiovascular
system becomes weaker
SMOKING
-Nicotine & carbon monoxide
increase the heart rate,lower
the oxygen level in heart
muscles & can cause
thrombosis 1 2

13. STEPS TO MAINTAIN
HEALTHY HEART
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14. SLEEPING 8 HOURS A DAY
- Sleeping 8 hours a day can
help you to get rest to your
brain,your body and you can
perform better through the
day.
KEEP AN EYE ON YOUR
PLATE
-your food decides the quality
of the life you live,so make
sure to eat clean : )
-There are many apps these
days which allows you to
know exactly what you are
eating and how colories are
getting into your tummy such
as.
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15. LATEST INNOVATIONS IN THE
MEDICINE FIELD FOR THE
PREVENTION/TREATMENT OF HEART
DISEASE
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16. -Percutaneous Coronary
Intervention ( PCI) is able to
open arteries that are closed or
blocked,especially important for
patient who are too high risk for
bypass surgery.The non-surgical
procedure uses catheters to
place a stent to open blood
vessels that have been closed
for years.
Percutaneous Coronary
Intervention
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17. I
-Watchman is a permanent heart
implant used to reduce the risk of
stroke for people with atrial
fibrillation (A-Fib).Its designed to
permanently close off your left
atrial appendage to keep
potential stroke-causing blood
cloths from escaping.With this
device,patients no longer need
to be on life-long blood thinners.
WATCHMAN
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18. REFERENCE
Symptoms Of A healthy Heart
integrauc.com/blog/7-signs-healthy-heart/
Symptoms Of A Unhealthy Heart
aging.com/10-signs-of-an-unhealthy-
heart-you-need-to-know/
Recent Statistics Of Heart Disease
Among Malaysian People
https://codeblue.galencentre.org/2019/10/31/h
eart-disease-malaysias-number-one-
killer/#:~:text=A%20total%20of%2018%2C267%2
0people,7.8%20per%20cent%20in%202018.
Cauces Of Heart Disease
researchgate.net/figure/Causes-of-
Heart-Disease
Steps To Maintain Healthy Heart
simpleindianmom.in/9-proven-
steps-to-maintain-a-healthy-heart
Latest Innovation in the medicine
field for the prevention/treatment
of heart disease
healthydrivenchicago.com/heart-
health/new-teachnology-improving-
heart-screenings-treatment/1 8