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Heart Attack And Stroke

Subject : health-sciences
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1. Images of the heartbeat produced through sound waves -Helpful for observing valves & chambers in motion






2. Surgical treatment for heart diseases






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






4. 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






5. 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






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






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






8. 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






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






10. 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






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






12. Medical method to observe inside of blood vessel






13. Formation of blood clot inside blood vessel






14. High blood pressure






15. Extra or unusual sound during heartbeat - harmless






16. Surgical procedure that can help prevent TIA






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






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






19. 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






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






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






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






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






25. 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






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






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






28. 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






29. Surgical treatment for heart diseases






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






31. Formation of blood clot inside blood vessel






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






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






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






35. Marker for inflammation in the body






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






37. Extra or unusual sound during heartbeat - harmless






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






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






40. 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






41. High blood pressure






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






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






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






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






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






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






48. Marker for inflammation in the body






49. Medical method to observe inside of blood vessel






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