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