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Heart Attack And Stroke

Subject : health-sciences
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1. 'mini-stroke' -Stroke that lasts only a few minutes -Warning sign for bigger future strokes






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






3. Formation of blood clot inside blood vessel






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






5. Extra or unusual sound during heartbeat - harmless






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






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






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






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






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






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






12. High blood pressure






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






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






15. Extra or unusual sound during heartbeat - harmless






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






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






18. 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






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






20. 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






21. 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






22. 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






23. 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






24. Surgical procedure that can help prevent TIA






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






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






27. Medical method to observe inside of blood vessel






28. 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






29. Surgical treatment for heart diseases






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






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






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






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






35. Marker for inflammation in the body






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






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






38. Formation of blood clot inside blood vessel






39. Marker for inflammation in the body






40. Surgical procedure that can help prevent TIA






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






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. 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






44. Medical method to observe inside of blood vessel






45. 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






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






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






48. Surgical treatment for heart diseases






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






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