Impact of Heart Diseases on Canadian on Canadian Society

1 in 3 living with heart conditions
need help with daily activities

Genetic Factors can increase the chances
of heart conditions like; high blood pressure,
heart disease and other heart conditons

These can be things such as obesity, diabetes
and weak immune systems

A family history of heart disease can increase the
risk of coronary artery disease

Social Media

Social media allows people who have heart diseases
to not only learn more about their conditions but
also allows them to have a platform to share their own
stories

This can also be an effective way to spread awareness
and to promote health and wellness for many young people

The Heart and Stroke foundation is the leading form of media
for spreading awareness about heart conditions

In Canada in 2003 74,225 (33% of all deaths in Canada) were
causes by Cardiovascular Disease

Direct cost of $7.6 billion on health care

The Canadian Economy spend more than $20.9 billion on cardiovascular disease each year

Indirect cost or (death/disability cost) is about $15 million each year

Heart disease such as stroke or high blood pressure, costs
more than any other type of disease or injury

Heart Disease

The 2nd leading cause of death in Canada

Every 7 minutes someone in Canada dies
from either a heart disease or stroke

Risk Factors

Lifestyle choices play a large factor in heart disease

A diet that consists of high amounts of fat, salt,
sugar and cholesterol can contibute in developing
heart disease

Smoking: Heart attacks are more common in smokers
then non smokers. Nicotine tightens blood vessels and c
carbon monoxide causes damage to their inner lining

Developing a heart disease becomes a greater risk as your
age increases as your heart becomes weaker and your
arteries and veins become more damaged and narrow

While men are at a greater risk of developing heart disease
the risk for women increases after menopause

People who stand at their job are twice as likely
to develop heart disease than those who sit

Heart attacks and stroke can cause someone to be
unable to work, taking a costly toll on them financially

Certain occupational hazards can increase the chance of
developing heart disease, some example of physical hazards
are temperature extremes (too hot or too cold), noise level and
vibration

Aside from physical occputation hazards there are chemical
hazards as well, these can be things such as exposure to carbon
disulfide, nitroglycerin, lead, and carbon monoxide

Heart Disease takes up around 7% of hospitalization

Heart diseases cost healthcare systems more than any
other disease every year

Today about 95% of canadians who make it to the
hospital after a heart attack survive

Hospitals, Drugs, physicians and indirect costs cost about
about 12 billion in Canada in 2008