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Heart Attack And Stroke
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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
echocardiogram
intravascular ultrasound
embolus/embolic
hemorrhagic stroke
2. Surgical procedure that can help prevent TIA
Tissue Plasminogen Activator (TPA)
Stress Test
Atherosclerosis
carotid endarterectomy
3. Surgical procedure that can help prevent TIA
embolus/embolic
Framingham Heart Study
carotid endarterectomy
anti-coagulants
4. Chest pain/pressure(Myocardium dying) -Arm/side pain -Nausea/vomiting -Shortness of breath -Pale - sweaty - cold skin -#1 cause of death in men
Angina
Signs & Symptoms of Heart Attack
hypertension
heart attack can lead to...
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
Stress Test
Angiography/Angiogram
thrombus/thrombotic
Heart Attack
6. Images of the heartbeat produced through sound waves -Helpful for observing valves & chambers in motion
echocardiogram
thrombus/thrombotic
Tissue Plasminogen Activator (TPA)
intravascular ultrasound
7. 'mini-stroke' -Stroke that lasts only a few minutes -Warning sign for bigger future strokes
transient ischemic attack (TIA)
C-reactive protein (CRP)
intravascular ultrasound
congestive heart failure
8. Formation of blood clot inside blood vessel
heart attack can lead to...
thrombus/thrombotic
congestive heart failure
ischemic stroke
9. Marker for inflammation in the body
C-reactive protein (CRP)
Framingham Heart Study
intravascular ultrasound
heart murmur
10. Artery supplying brain becomes blocked-80% of all strokes
Framingham Heart Study
ischemic stroke
congestive heart failure
Women & Heart Attack(Symptoms)
11. Artery in brain burst -can be caused by high BP & cholesterol
Stress Test
Angiography/Angiogram
hemorrhagic stroke
anti-coagulants
12. Myocardium dies and is replaced by scar tissues -May have lifetime limitation
Long Term Effects of Heart Attack
Heart Attack
intravascular ultrasound
Angina
13. 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
Bypass Surgery
thrombus/thrombotic
Angiography/Angiogram
carotid endarterectomy
14. Condition where heart can no longer pump enough blood to body
Angiography/Angiogram
Bypass Surgery
carotid endarterectomy
congestive heart failure
15. Marker for inflammation in the body
Bypass Surgery
Angiography/Angiogram
C-reactive protein (CRP)
Tissue Plasminogen Activator (TPA)
16. Myocardial ischemia(reduced blood flow to heart) -Fibrillation(irregular heart rhythm) -Cardiac arrest(electrical malfunction - heart stops)
hemorrhagic stroke
Signs & Symptoms of Heart Attack
Angina
heart attack can lead to...
17. High blood pressure
C-reactive protein (CRP)
embolus/embolic
hypertension
transient ischemic attack (TIA)
18. Medical method to observe inside of blood vessel
carotid endarterectomy
intravascular ultrasound
embolus/embolic
transient ischemic attack (TIA)
19. Condition where heart can no longer pump enough blood to body
Framingham Heart Study
transient ischemic attack (TIA)
intravascular ultrasound
congestive heart failure
20. Reduce body's ability to form clots -Coumadin:
transient ischemic attack (TIA)
anti-coagulants
Stress Test
heart attack can lead to...
21. Heart enzyme usually elevated in blood stream during heart attack
CK-MB
Atherosclerosis
Signs & Symptoms of Heart Attack
Atherosclerosis
22. Artery in brain burst -can be caused by high BP & cholesterol
Angina
heart murmur
Stress Test
hemorrhagic stroke
23. Extra or unusual sound during heartbeat - harmless
anti-coagulants
heart murmur
Signs & Symptoms of Heart Attack
heart attack can lead to...
24. Chest pain or discomfort -caused by reduced blood supply to the heart muscle
Angina
CK-MB
congestive heart failure
angioplasty and stent
25. 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)
Long Term Effects of Heart Attack
Signs & Symptoms of Heart Attack
Angiography/Angiogram
26. Long-term - ongoing cardiovascular study on residents of the town of Framingham - Massachusetts
congestive heart failure
Angina
Framingham Heart Study
heart attack can lead to...
27. 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
Heart Attack
intravascular ultrasound
thrombus/thrombotic
Atherosclerosis
28. Artery supplying brain becomes blocked-80% of all strokes
Stress Test
anti-coagulants
ischemic stroke
C-reactive protein (CRP)
29. 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
thrombus/thrombotic
carotid endarterectomy
Women & Heart Attack(Symptoms)
hypertension
30. 'mini-stroke' -Stroke that lasts only a few minutes -Warning sign for bigger future strokes
ischemic stroke
echocardiogram
transient ischemic attack (TIA)
Heart Attack
31. Images of the heartbeat produced through sound waves -Helpful for observing valves & chambers in motion
CK-MB
Atherosclerosis
echocardiogram
Women & Heart Attack(Symptoms)
32. Myocardial ischemia(reduced blood flow to heart) -Fibrillation(irregular heart rhythm) -Cardiac arrest(electrical malfunction - heart stops)
hemorrhagic stroke
carotid endarterectomy
hemorrhagic stroke
heart attack can lead to...
33. 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
Angina
Heart Attack
Long Term Effects of Heart Attack
Atherosclerosis
34. 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
Women & Heart Attack(Symptoms)
Long Term Effects of Heart Attack
heart murmur
Heart Attack
35. Extra or unusual sound during heartbeat - harmless
heart murmur
CK-MB
angioplasty and stent
Atherosclerosis
36. Reduce body's ability to form clots -Coumadin:
anti-coagulants
Bypass Surgery
ischemic stroke
Long Term Effects of Heart Attack
37. 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
Angiography/Angiogram
intravascular ultrasound
C-reactive protein (CRP)
transient ischemic attack (TIA)
38. Chest pain/pressure(Myocardium dying) -Arm/side pain -Nausea/vomiting -Shortness of breath -Pale - sweaty - cold skin -#1 cause of death in men
Framingham Heart Study
Framingham Heart Study
congestive heart failure
Signs & Symptoms of Heart Attack
39. Treatment for stroke -protein -involved in the breakdown of blood clots
Tissue Plasminogen Activator (TPA)
CK-MB
hypertension
thrombus/thrombotic
40. Heart enzyme usually elevated in blood stream during heart attack
Bypass Surgery
ischemic stroke
Angiography/Angiogram
CK-MB
41. High blood pressure
CK-MB
Atherosclerosis
thrombus/thrombotic
hypertension
42. 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
Stress Test
angioplasty and stent
Bypass Surgery
echocardiogram
43. Surgical treatment for heart diseases
Signs & Symptoms of Heart Attack
angioplasty and stent
transient ischemic attack (TIA)
Women & Heart Attack(Symptoms)
44. Medical method to observe inside of blood vessel
intravascular ultrasound
angioplasty and stent
ischemic stroke
thrombus/thrombotic
45. Formation of blood clot inside blood vessel
Atherosclerosis
hypertension
anti-coagulants
thrombus/thrombotic
46. 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
embolus/embolic
Angiography/Angiogram
Framingham Heart Study
Atherosclerosis
47. Walking a treadmill or stationary bike while taking an electrocradiogram
Atherosclerosis
anti-coagulants
congestive heart failure
Stress Test
48. Chest pain or discomfort -caused by reduced blood supply to the heart muscle
Angina
CK-MB
thrombus/thrombotic
Signs & Symptoms of Heart Attack
49. Walking a treadmill or stationary bike while taking an electrocradiogram
carotid endarterectomy
Stress Test
transient ischemic attack (TIA)
echocardiogram
50. Surgical treatment for heart diseases
hemorrhagic stroke
angioplasty and stent
hemorrhagic stroke
Tissue Plasminogen Activator (TPA)