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Heart Attack And Stroke
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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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
angioplasty and stent
embolus/embolic
Atherosclerosis
congestive heart failure
2. Surgical procedure that can help prevent TIA
carotid endarterectomy
transient ischemic attack (TIA)
Long Term Effects of Heart Attack
heart murmur
3. Condition where heart can no longer pump enough blood to body
Women & Heart Attack(Symptoms)
congestive heart failure
Long Term Effects of Heart Attack
embolus/embolic
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
anti-coagulants
Atherosclerosis
embolus/embolic
Framingham Heart Study
5. Walking a treadmill or stationary bike while taking an electrocradiogram
Tissue Plasminogen Activator (TPA)
Stress Test
Angina
intravascular ultrasound
6. Reduce body's ability to form clots -Coumadin:
ischemic stroke
intravascular ultrasound
intravascular ultrasound
anti-coagulants
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
Bypass Surgery
heart murmur
congestive heart failure
C-reactive protein (CRP)
8. Chest pain or discomfort -caused by reduced blood supply to the heart muscle
echocardiogram
embolus/embolic
Angina
hypertension
9. Reduce body's ability to form clots -Coumadin:
thrombus/thrombotic
anti-coagulants
transient ischemic attack (TIA)
ischemic stroke
10. Long-term - ongoing cardiovascular study on residents of the town of Framingham - Massachusetts
Signs & Symptoms of Heart Attack
Atherosclerosis
Framingham Heart Study
angioplasty and stent
11. Walking a treadmill or stationary bike while taking an electrocradiogram
Angina
Bypass Surgery
Stress Test
intravascular ultrasound
12. Extra or unusual sound during heartbeat - harmless
ischemic stroke
Signs & Symptoms of Heart Attack
heart murmur
Angiography/Angiogram
13. Medical method to observe inside of blood vessel
Bypass Surgery
Long Term Effects of Heart Attack
transient ischemic attack (TIA)
intravascular ultrasound
14. Images of the heartbeat produced through sound waves -Helpful for observing valves & chambers in motion
ischemic stroke
echocardiogram
Angina
C-reactive protein (CRP)
15. Myocardial ischemia(reduced blood flow to heart) -Fibrillation(irregular heart rhythm) -Cardiac arrest(electrical malfunction - heart stops)
congestive heart failure
intravascular ultrasound
Angiography/Angiogram
heart attack can lead to...
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
carotid endarterectomy
intravascular ultrasound
Angina
Atherosclerosis
17. Surgical procedure that can help prevent TIA
transient ischemic attack (TIA)
heart attack can lead to...
carotid endarterectomy
heart murmur
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
Framingham Heart Study
Framingham Heart Study
Angiography/Angiogram
transient ischemic attack (TIA)
19. Heart enzyme usually elevated in blood stream during heart attack
Long Term Effects of Heart Attack
CK-MB
Long Term Effects of Heart Attack
hypertension
20. Surgical treatment for heart diseases
Atherosclerosis
Angiography/Angiogram
angioplasty and stent
CK-MB
21. Treatment for stroke -protein -involved in the breakdown of blood clots
intravascular ultrasound
carotid endarterectomy
Tissue Plasminogen Activator (TPA)
Long Term Effects of Heart Attack
22. Artery supplying brain becomes blocked-80% of all strokes
intravascular ultrasound
embolus/embolic
transient ischemic attack (TIA)
ischemic stroke
23. Images of the heartbeat produced through sound waves -Helpful for observing valves & chambers in motion
embolus/embolic
echocardiogram
Angiography/Angiogram
anti-coagulants
24. Formation of blood clot inside blood vessel
angioplasty and stent
heart attack can lead to...
Heart Attack
thrombus/thrombotic
25. Marker for inflammation in the body
C-reactive protein (CRP)
Long Term Effects of Heart Attack
Angiography/Angiogram
Tissue Plasminogen Activator (TPA)
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
Women & Heart Attack(Symptoms)
heart murmur
hemorrhagic stroke
Atherosclerosis
27. Heart enzyme usually elevated in blood stream during heart attack
Angiography/Angiogram
Heart Attack
CK-MB
Women & Heart Attack(Symptoms)
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
Women & Heart Attack(Symptoms)
heart murmur
Atherosclerosis
carotid endarterectomy
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
ischemic stroke
Signs & Symptoms of Heart Attack
heart murmur
Heart Attack
30. Formation of blood clot inside blood vessel
Tissue Plasminogen Activator (TPA)
Long Term Effects of Heart Attack
heart attack can lead to...
thrombus/thrombotic
31. Artery supplying brain becomes blocked-80% of all strokes
ischemic stroke
angioplasty and stent
congestive heart failure
heart murmur
32. High blood pressure
anti-coagulants
anti-coagulants
Tissue Plasminogen Activator (TPA)
hypertension
33. Marker for inflammation in the body
C-reactive protein (CRP)
Atherosclerosis
congestive heart failure
Signs & Symptoms of Heart Attack
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
Women & Heart Attack(Symptoms)
CK-MB
Long Term Effects of Heart Attack
Bypass Surgery
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
Tissue Plasminogen Activator (TPA)
heart murmur
Atherosclerosis
Heart Attack
36. Chest pain/pressure(Myocardium dying) -Arm/side pain -Nausea/vomiting -Shortness of breath -Pale - sweaty - cold skin -#1 cause of death in men
Tissue Plasminogen Activator (TPA)
Angiography/Angiogram
ischemic stroke
Signs & Symptoms of Heart Attack
37. Treatment for stroke -protein -involved in the breakdown of blood clots
hypertension
Tissue Plasminogen Activator (TPA)
Angiography/Angiogram
heart attack can lead to...
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
Bypass Surgery
Heart Attack
Tissue Plasminogen Activator (TPA)
Tissue Plasminogen Activator (TPA)
39. Chest pain or discomfort -caused by reduced blood supply to the heart muscle
Angina
congestive heart failure
Framingham Heart Study
echocardiogram
40. Long-term - ongoing cardiovascular study on residents of the town of Framingham - Massachusetts
C-reactive protein (CRP)
carotid endarterectomy
Framingham Heart Study
CK-MB
41. Artery in brain burst -can be caused by high BP & cholesterol
hemorrhagic stroke
thrombus/thrombotic
Framingham Heart Study
Framingham Heart Study
42. Condition where heart can no longer pump enough blood to body
congestive heart failure
C-reactive protein (CRP)
Stress Test
Angina
43. High blood pressure
anti-coagulants
hypertension
congestive heart failure
heart attack can lead to...
44. Surgical treatment for heart diseases
hemorrhagic stroke
hypertension
C-reactive protein (CRP)
angioplasty and stent
45. Medical method to observe inside of blood vessel
transient ischemic attack (TIA)
hemorrhagic stroke
Signs & Symptoms of Heart Attack
intravascular ultrasound
46. Artery in brain burst -can be caused by high BP & cholesterol
Angina
heart murmur
hemorrhagic stroke
Long Term Effects of Heart Attack
47. 'mini-stroke' -Stroke that lasts only a few minutes -Warning sign for bigger future strokes
CK-MB
Signs & Symptoms of Heart Attack
transient ischemic attack (TIA)
thrombus/thrombotic
48. Extra or unusual sound during heartbeat - harmless
intravascular ultrasound
heart murmur
congestive heart failure
Heart Attack
49. Myocardium dies and is replaced by scar tissues -May have lifetime limitation
thrombus/thrombotic
Long Term Effects of Heart Attack
Women & Heart Attack(Symptoms)
carotid endarterectomy
50. Chest pain/pressure(Myocardium dying) -Arm/side pain -Nausea/vomiting -Shortness of breath -Pale - sweaty - cold skin -#1 cause of death in men
heart attack can lead to...
Angiography/Angiogram
echocardiogram
Signs & Symptoms of Heart Attack