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Heart Attack And Stroke

Subject : health-sciences
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1. 'mini-stroke' -Stroke that lasts only a few minutes -Warning sign for bigger future strokes






2. 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






3. Surgical procedure that can help prevent TIA






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






5. 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






6. Surgical procedure that can help prevent TIA






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






8. Marker for inflammation in the body






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






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






11. 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






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






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






14. High blood pressure






15. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






24. 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






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






26. 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






27. 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






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






29. Surgical treatment for heart diseases






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






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






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






33. Extra or unusual sound during heartbeat - harmless






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






35. High blood pressure






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






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






38. Formation of blood clot inside blood vessel






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






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






41. Extra or unusual sound during heartbeat - harmless






42. 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






43. Formation of blood clot inside blood vessel






44. Medical method to observe inside of blood vessel






45. 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






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






47. Medical method to observe inside of blood vessel






48. 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






49. 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






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