1. Heart Disease Intervention:
Amanda Fox
By: Alexandra Green and Becky Grant

2. Heart Disease
• 25% of U.S deaths
are due to heart
disease
• Coronary Artery
Disease
– Atherosclerosis:
arteries narrowing
due to plaque
buildup
– Causes heart
attack or failure

3. Amanda Fox’s Risk Factors:
Lifestyle
Factor Amanda Goal
Fasting Blood Sugar
mg/dL
99 <100
Weight lbs 195 125-173
Blood pressure 138/90 <140/90
Cholesterol mg/dL
-Total
-HDL
-LDL
245
62
140
<200
>50
<160
Triglycerides mg/dL 115 <150
-Low exercise levels
-Heart palpitations

4. Amanda Fox’s Risk Factors:
Genetic
• Sickle Cell Disease
- Currently taking medications for disease and
seeing and acupuncturist for pain crisis.
• Family history
– Heart disease
– Hypertension
– Type 2 diabetes

5. Diagnosis
• Moderate heart attack risk
– Borderline high cholesterol
– Borderline high blood pressure
– Overweight
– Family history of heart disease
• Pre-Diabetes
– High blood sugar
– Family history of diabetes

6. Professionals to Help Amanda
• Cardiologist
• Nutritionist
• Personal Trainer

7. Cardiologist
• Check heart palpitations
– Holter monitor
• Lower high blood pressure
– Diuretic prescription ( ex. Chlorthalidone)
• Lower high cholesterol
– nicotinic acid prescription

8. Personal Trainer
• Increase physical activity to 30-60 minutes per
day
• Cardiovascular workouts
– Ex. Jogging, jumping jacks, elliptical machine
• Heart works less: lower blood pressure
• Weight loss

9. Nutritionist
• Lower Cholesterol
– Limit saturated fats
– Avoid trans fats
• Lower Blood Sugar
– Increase intake of fruits and vegetables
– Decrease sugary foods and beverages
• Lower Blood Pressure
– Omega-3 supplements and increase fish intake to
minimum of two times a week
– Limit salty foods
• A combination of these will increase weight loss