atherosclerosis.

Question 1

what are the 3 stages of coronary heart disease?

Answer 1

atheroma (atherosclerosis), angina and hear attacks (myocardial infraction)

Question 2

what is atheroma (atherosclerosis)?

Answer 2

it’s when the walls of your coronary arteries become blocked with fatty substance, a process called atheroloscerosis.

Question 3

What is angina?

Answer 3

breathlessness, nausea, dizziness, chest pain and feeling of tightness in the chest which can spread to the arms, neck and jaw.

Question 4

what is the full name for a heart attack?

Answer 4

myocardial infraction.

Question 5

what is a heart attack?

Answer 5

when arteries become completely blocked it can lead to a heart attack which can permanently damage the heart muscle and lead to death.

Question 6

what are some risks of CHD that you can control?

Answer 6

1.lack of exercise.
2. high dietary salt intake.
3. smoking/alcohol
4. being over weight/ obese
5. stress
6. type 2 diabetes.

Question 7

what are the risks of CHD that you can’t control?

Answer 7

1. you increasing in age.
2. family history
3. type 1 diabetes.

Question 8

what are the 4 different cardiovascular malfunctions types of medication?

Answer 8

nitrates, ACE inhibitors, Statins and aspirin.

Question 9

how do nitrates help?

Answer 9

they relax the coronary arteries allowing more blood to reach the heart muscle to treat angina.

Question 10

How does ACE inhibitors help?

Answer 10

they lower blood pressure and make heart attacks less likely.

Question 11

how do statins help?

Answer 11

they are a cholesterol lowering medication.

Question 12

how does taking aspirin help?

Answer 12

it is an antiplatelet medicine which makes blood less likely to clot, therefore reducing the risk of heart attacks.

Question 13

what are the different types of cardiovascular surgery by monitoring and doing treatment?

Answer 13

angiogram, angioplasty and a coronary bypass.

Question 14

What is an angiogram?

Answer 14

it’s a type of X-ray where a dye is injected into the blood so that narrowing of the coronary arties can be seen.

Question 15

What is an angioplasty?

Answer 15

a microscopic deflated balloon is passed into the narrowed arteries and inflated to push them open. sometimes a mesh tube (called a stent) is inserted to keep the artery open.

Question 16

what is meant by a coronary bypass?

Answer 16

using a piece of artery taken from somewhere in the body to bypass or bridge a blocked region of coronary artery.

Question 17

what does the coronary bypass do?

Answer 17

it allows blood to flow beyond the blockage and prevent a heart attack from happening if there’s a blood clot.

Question 18

what are ways that affect the cardiovascular malfunctions?

Answer 18

1. diet.
2. smoking.
3. stress.
4. high cholesterol
5. physical activity/exercise
6. obesity

Question 19

what are the 4 tests that can be done to monitor the cardiovascular malfunctions?

Answer 19

1. blood tests
2. ECG
3. angiogram
4. blood pressure.

Question 20

what does the testing of blood test do?

Answer 20

they can detect LDL/HDL cholesterol and proteins in the blood

Question 21

what does the testing of ECG do?

Answer 21

it analyse functioning of the heart from electrical signals.

Question 22

what does the testing of blood pressure do?

Answer 22

the readings indicate raised blood levels and risk of hypertension damage.

Question 23

what does the testing of angiogram do?

Answer 23

an x-ray is used with dye in the coronary arties to detect blockages in the coronary arties.