# Cardiovascular Disease --- **Cardiovascular disease** is a group of disorderes relating to the [[heart]] and [[blood vessels]]. - [[coronary circulation|coronary heart disease]] - [[rheumatic fever|rheumatic heart disease]] - [[venous thrombosis]] - [[embolus|pulmonary embolisim]] ## Possible Symptoms - [[hypertension]] - elevated [[peripheral resistance]] - low [[renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system|renin]] activity - adrenal glands releasing too much [[renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system|aldosterone]] - high [[cardiac output]] - can happen when patient is [[anemia|anemic]], which makes the heartrate increase to get more blood to your system. (What does to do with CVD?) - [[hyperthyroidism]] - [[left ventricular hypertrophy]] - [[eyes|retinal hemorrhages]] - [[polyuria]] ___