Cardiovascular malfunctions

Question 1

What is hypertension also known as?

Answer 1

high blood pressure

Question 2

What is the cause of high blood pressure?

Answer 2

Age- risk increases as age does
Genetics
high salt intake
lack of exercise
smoking
kidney disease, diabetes, hormone problems

Question 3

What are the monitoring and treatments for hypertension?

Answer 3

monitoring of blood pressure
change in lifestyle (more exercise, diet change)
medication- ACE inhibitors, beta blockers

Question 4

What are the symptoms of coronary heart disease?

Answer 4

Angina- breathlessness, nausea

heart attack- shortness of breath, chest pain

Question 5

What is the cause of coronary heart disease?

Answer 5

build up of fatty deposits on the walls of the arteries around the heart. age and genetics can also play a part.

Question 6

What are the monitoring and treatment of coronary heart disease?

Answer 6

blood tests- check fats, cholesterol and sugar in blood
ECG- measure electrical activity
lifestyle changes
Treatment:
nitrates
cholesterol lowering medicines
antiplatelet medicines/anticoagulant medicines
ACE inhibitors

Question 7

What surgeries are used to treat coronary heart disease?

Answer 7

Angioplasty- passes tiny deflated balloon through a narrow artery and then inflates it pushing the artery happen
coronary artery bypass