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Heart Attack And Stroke

Subject : health-sciences
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1. 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






2. Surgical treatment for heart diseases






3. Surgical procedure that can help prevent TIA






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






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






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






7. Surgical treatment for heart diseases






8. 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






9. 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






10. High blood pressure






11. 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






12. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






19. Medical method to observe inside of blood vessel






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






21. 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






22. Medical method to observe inside of blood vessel






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






24. 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






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






26. Surgical procedure that can help prevent TIA






27. Extra or unusual sound during heartbeat - harmless






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






29. 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






30. 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






31. High blood pressure






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






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






34. Formation of blood clot inside blood vessel






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






36. Marker for inflammation in the body






37. 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






38. 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






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






40. Extra or unusual sound during heartbeat - harmless






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






42. Marker for inflammation in the body






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






44. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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