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Heart Attack And Stroke

Subject : health-sciences
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1. High blood pressure






2. 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






3. 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






4. Surgical treatment for heart diseases






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






12. 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






13. Surgical procedure that can help prevent TIA






14. Marker for inflammation in the body






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






16. Surgical procedure that can help prevent TIA






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






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






19. 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






20. Extra or unusual sound during heartbeat - harmless






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






22. Formation of blood clot inside blood vessel






23. Formation of blood clot inside blood vessel






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






25. High blood pressure






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






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






28. 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






29. 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






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






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






32. 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






33. 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






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






35. Extra or unusual sound during heartbeat - harmless






36. 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






37. Marker for inflammation in the body






38. Surgical treatment for heart diseases






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






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






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






43. Medical method to observe inside of blood vessel






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






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






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






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






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






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






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