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Heart Attack And Stroke

Subject : health-sciences
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1. Walking a treadmill or stationary bike while taking an electrocradiogram






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






3. Extra or unusual sound during heartbeat - harmless






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






5. Surgical treatment for heart diseases






6. Marker for inflammation in the body






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






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






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






10. 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






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






12. Surgical procedure that can help prevent TIA






13. 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






14. 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






15. Formation of blood clot inside blood vessel






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






17. Extra or unusual sound during heartbeat - harmless






18. 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






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






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






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






22. 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






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






24. 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






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






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






27. Medical method to observe inside of blood vessel






28. 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






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






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






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






32. 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






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






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






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






36. 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






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






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






39. 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






40. Surgical procedure that can help prevent TIA






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






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






43. Medical method to observe inside of blood vessel






44. Marker for inflammation in the body






45. 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






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






47. High blood pressure






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






49. High blood pressure






50. 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