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Heart Attack And Stroke

Subject : health-sciences
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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






2. Surgical procedure that can help prevent TIA






3. Surgical procedure that can help prevent TIA






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






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






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






8. Formation of blood clot inside blood vessel






9. Marker for inflammation in the body






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






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






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






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






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






15. Marker for inflammation in the body






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






17. High blood pressure






18. Medical method to observe inside of blood vessel






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






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






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






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






23. Extra or unusual sound during heartbeat - harmless






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






35. Extra or unusual sound during heartbeat - harmless






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






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






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






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






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






41. High blood pressure






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






43. Surgical treatment for heart diseases






44. Medical method to observe inside of blood vessel






45. Formation of blood clot inside blood vessel






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






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






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






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






50. Surgical treatment for heart diseases