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Heart failure occurs when the heart is unable to pump enough blood, which provides oxygen to the muscles, tissues, and other organs of the body. Because not all individuals will have pulmonary congestion or volume overload, heart failure is the terminology preferred today over congestive heart failure.

Heart failure (HF) is a significant problem in the United States. HF is increasing in incidence and prevalence due to improved survival after cardiovascular events and the increased aging population.

This course will discuss coronary heart disease at length – including the causes of the disease, risk factors involved, signs and symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment of coronary heart disease. The course will also touch on how to delay or even prevent CHD and strategies for living and coping with the disease.

This first part provides an overview of OSA, and reviews results of studies linking OSA to heart disease and diabetes.

This course examines the health risks of being overweight, such as Type 2 diabetes, heart disease and stroke, cancer, sleep apnea, osteoarthritis, gallbladder disease, and fatty liver disease.

Over 40 percent of American adults have obesity, putting them at increased health risk for chronic diseases such as heart disease, Type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure, stroke and some forms of cancer. This course provides basic information about obesity.

This course will explain how the aging process contributes to changes in the cardiovascular system.

Health care professionals will enhance their understanding of the complications associated with diabetes mellitus.

This second part focuses on the treatment of sleep disordered breathing, and explains how care professionals can improve OSA screening and therapy in their practice.

The purpose of this course is to provide greater understanding of arrhythmias, how and why they develop, symptoms associated with an arrhythmia, and general treatment measures to expect. We will briefly cover EKG changes, medication, treatment, and life support interventions.

This course provides an overview of the circulatory system including a discussion of the major disorders that can affect it.