Cardiac

Question 1

Term used to describe a range of conditions associated with sudden, reduced blood flow to the heart

Answer 1

Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS)

Question 2

Narrowing or blockage of the coronary arteries. This condition is usually caused by atherosclerosis (plaque build up)

Answer 2

Coronary Artery Disease

Question 3

Heart Attack! When cell death results in damaged or destroyed heart tissue

Answer 3

Myocardial Infarction (MI)

Question 4

Heart isn’t getting enough blood flow and oxygen. Chest discomfort caused by poor blood flow through the vessels of the heart muscle.

Answer 4

Unstable Angina (UA)

Question 5

Heart Muscle

Answer 5

Myocardium

Question 6

ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction is a very serious type of heart attack during which one of the heart’s major arteries is blocked. ST refers to the ST segment, which is part of the EKG test used to diagnose a heart attack. ST segment elevation is an abnormality detected on the 12-lead ECG.

Answer 6

STEMI

Question 7

Non-ST-elevation myocardial infarction. It is a type of heart attack.

Answer 7

NSTEMI

Question 8

This results from pump failure. Heart is unable to pump adequate amounts of blood to meet the body’s metabolic needs. Can occur if the heart cannot pump (systolic) or fill (diastolic) adequately.

Answer 8

Heart Failure

Question 9

Chronic condition in which the heart doesn’t pump blood as well as it should Refers to the stage in which fluid builds up within the heart and causes it to pump inefficiently.

Answer 9

Congestive Heart Failure (CHF)

Question 10

Hormone produced by the heart

Answer 10

B Type Natriuretic Peptides

Question 11

Brain Natriuretic Peptide

Answer 11

BNP

Question 12

N Terminal pro hormone is an non-active prohormone that is released from the same molecule that produces BNP

Answer 12

NT-proBNP

Question 13

Determining which patients are at most risk for developing a costly condition. Providers can use this to better target their patients treatment efforts.

Answer 13

Risk Stratification

Question 14

High sensitive Troponin T test. Biomarker of choice test for possible myocardial injury

Answer 14

Gen 5 Troponin T

Question 15

part of the Troponin complex. Protein that helps with the contraction of skeletal and heart muscle

Answer 15

Troponin T

Question 16

part of the Troponin complex. It binds to actin and prevents myosin from binding to actin in relaxed muscle.

Answer 16

Troponin I

Question 17

Water soluble vitamin that is part of the Vitamin B family. The body needs biotin to help convert certain nutrients into energy

Answer 17

Biotin