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Heart Attack And Stroke

Subject : health-sciences
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1. Obstruction in a blood vessel due to a blood clot -the clot moves from the place it originally formed to clot other arteries or vessels






2. Surgical procedure that can help prevent TIA






3. Condition where heart can no longer pump enough blood to body






4. Obstruction in a blood vessel due to a blood clot -the clot moves from the place it originally formed to clot other arteries or vessels






5. Walking a treadmill or stationary bike while taking an electrocradiogram






6. Reduce body's ability to form clots -Coumadin:






7. Blood flow is rerouted through a new artery or vein that is grafted around diseased sections of your coronary arteries to increase blood flow to the heart muscle tissue






8. Chest pain or discomfort -caused by reduced blood supply to the heart muscle






9. Reduce body's ability to form clots -Coumadin:






10. Long-term - ongoing cardiovascular study on residents of the town of Framingham - Massachusetts






11. Walking a treadmill or stationary bike while taking an electrocradiogram






12. Extra or unusual sound during heartbeat - harmless






13. Medical method to observe inside of blood vessel






14. Images of the heartbeat produced through sound waves -Helpful for observing valves & chambers in motion






15. Myocardial ischemia(reduced blood flow to heart) -Fibrillation(irregular heart rhythm) -Cardiac arrest(electrical malfunction - heart stops)






16. Common disorder -hardening of the arteries -occurs when fat - cholesterol - and other substances build up in the walls of arteries and form hard structures called plaques






17. Surgical procedure that can help prevent TIA






18. Medical imaging technique -used to visualize inside of human organ or vessel -inject dye into the body and observing with X-rays to see how the dyes move






19. Heart enzyme usually elevated in blood stream during heart attack






20. Surgical treatment for heart diseases






21. Treatment for stroke -protein -involved in the breakdown of blood clots






22. Artery supplying brain becomes blocked-80% of all strokes






23. Images of the heartbeat produced through sound waves -Helpful for observing valves & chambers in motion






24. Formation of blood clot inside blood vessel






25. Marker for inflammation in the body






26. Abdominal/mid-back pain -Jaw pain -Indigestion -Extreme fatigue -Shortness of breath (often w/o chest pain of any kind) -Pain tends to be more diffuse; not specifically located in chest -#1 cause of death in women






27. Heart enzyme usually elevated in blood stream during heart attack






28. Common disorder -hardening of the arteries -occurs when fat - cholesterol - and other substances build up in the walls of arteries and form hard structures called plaques






29. AKA myocardial infarction (MI) -Blood supplied to myocardium reduced or stopped due to dead or damaged heart cells -One or more of coronary arteries are blocked -Usually due to atherosclerosis






30. Formation of blood clot inside blood vessel






31. Artery supplying brain becomes blocked-80% of all strokes






32. High blood pressure






33. Marker for inflammation in the body






34. Abdominal/mid-back pain -Jaw pain -Indigestion -Extreme fatigue -Shortness of breath (often w/o chest pain of any kind) -Pain tends to be more diffuse; not specifically located in chest -#1 cause of death in women






35. AKA myocardial infarction (MI) -Blood supplied to myocardium reduced or stopped due to dead or damaged heart cells -One or more of coronary arteries are blocked -Usually due to atherosclerosis






36. Chest pain/pressure(Myocardium dying) -Arm/side pain -Nausea/vomiting -Shortness of breath -Pale - sweaty - cold skin -#1 cause of death in men






37. Treatment for stroke -protein -involved in the breakdown of blood clots






38. Blood flow is rerouted through a new artery or vein that is grafted around diseased sections of your coronary arteries to increase blood flow to the heart muscle tissue






39. Chest pain or discomfort -caused by reduced blood supply to the heart muscle






40. Long-term - ongoing cardiovascular study on residents of the town of Framingham - Massachusetts






41. Artery in brain burst -can be caused by high BP & cholesterol






42. Condition where heart can no longer pump enough blood to body






43. High blood pressure






44. Surgical treatment for heart diseases






45. Medical method to observe inside of blood vessel






46. Artery in brain burst -can be caused by high BP & cholesterol






47. 'mini-stroke' -Stroke that lasts only a few minutes -Warning sign for bigger future strokes






48. Extra or unusual sound during heartbeat - harmless






49. Myocardium dies and is replaced by scar tissues -May have lifetime limitation






50. Chest pain/pressure(Myocardium dying) -Arm/side pain -Nausea/vomiting -Shortness of breath -Pale - sweaty - cold skin -#1 cause of death in men