cardiovascular disease Flashcards
What’s cardiovascular disease?
Cardiovascular disease are disease of the heart and vessels
What type of diseaase is cardiovascular disease?
non communicalbe disease
purpose of coronary arteries
Coronary arteries provide oxygen to the muscle cells of the heart
what causes coronary arteries to narrow?
fatty material in coronary arteries
what drugs reduce the level of cholesterol in the blood
statins
What is coronary heart disease (CHD)?
When the coronary arteries get blocked by fatty deposits.
disanvantage of statins
they can ause liver problems
what does CVD stand for?
🫀 Cardiovascular Diseases (CVD)
most common type of Coronary Heart Disease (CHD)
Cardiovascular Diseases
What happens when coronary arteries are blocked?
🟩 Less oxygen reaches the heart, which can cause chest pain or a heart attack.
Name one symptom of coronary heart disease.
🟩 Chest pain (angina) or heart attack.
Give two risk factors for CVD.
🟩 Smoking and a high-fat diet.
How does smoking increase the risk of CVD?
It damages blood vessels and raises blood pressure.
What are statins used for?
To lower cholesterol in the blood.
What do stents do?
🟩 Keep arteries open to help blood flow.
Name one lifestyle change to reduce the risk of CVD.
🟩 Eat a healthy diet or do regular exercise.
Non-: Is CVD a communicable or non-communicable disease?.
Non-communicable.
Is CVD a communicable or non-communicable disease?
🟩 To supply oxygenated blood to the heart muscle.
How can coronary heart disease lead to a heart attack?
🟩 Blocked arteries stop oxygen reaching the heart, so the heart muscle can’t work properly.
What is a stent and how does it help?
🟩 A stent is a tube that keeps arteries open to improve blood flow.
What are statins used for?
They lower cholesterol levels in the blood.
Why might someone need a heart transplant?
🟩 If their heart is too damaged to pump blood properly.
What is the difference between a stent and a bypass surgery?
🟩 A stent opens the artery, a bypass creates a new path around a blocked one.
