Cardiovascular Disease

Question 1

What to stents do

Answer 1

Help to keep your arteries open

Question 2

What is coronary heart disease

Answer 2

the coronary arteries that supply the blood to the muscle from the heart gets blocked by layers of fatty material. This causes the arteries to become narrow so blood is restricted and there is a lack of oxygen to the heart muscle. This can causes a heart attack

Question 3

How do stents work

Answer 3

-they are tubes that are inserted into your arteries. This helps to keep them open so blood can pass through to the heart muscles to help keep their heart beating

Question 4

Advantages for stents

Answer 4

• Effective for a long time

- recovery time for surgery is quick

Question 5

Disadvantages for stents

Answer 5

• Increases the chance of infection

- risk of patients developing a blood clot near the stent

Question 6

What do statins do

Answer 6

reduce the cholesterol in the blood

Question 7

What is cholesterol

Answer 7

A lipid essential for your body. Too much LDL cholesterol can lead to coronary heart disease

Question 8

How do statins work

Answer 8

they are drugs that can reduce the amount of LDL cholesterol in the bloodstream which slows down the rate of fatty deposits forming

Question 9

Advantages for statin

Answer 9

• reduces the risk of strokes and heart attacks
• increases HDL cholesterol which a good
• could also prevent other diseases

Question 10

Disadvantages for statin

Answer 10

• long term so you have to take it regularly and some can forget
• some side effects are serious like kidney failure, heart disease, and memory loss
• takes time for the effect to kick in