chapter 12.3 Flashcards
smoker who have a heart attack are 4x more likely to suddenly die than non-smokers
true or false?
true
ways smoking increase risk of CVD
1) nic makes heat work faster/harder
2) co2 displace o2
3) arrythmias
4)damages lining of arteries (plaque accumulates more easily)
who is at greater risk of CVD a person who has an accumulation of fat around the waist or around the hips and thighs
around waist
waist girth for men and women that is related to cvd
102 cm men and 88 cm women
what is the leading cause of death for diabetics
heart disease
hot reactors vs cold reactors
people under stress that causes harmful effects to cardiovascular system
people under stress that causes no effect on cardiovascular system
men are more likely to die from breast cancer than women
true of false
false
why may you be more worried if a woman had a heart attack then a man
lower survival rate
women are at a higher risk of heart disease if they suffer with depression even after adjusting for other risk factors. Is this the same in men?
no
in which gender would a heart attack manifest itself as crushing chest pain radiating to shoulders, arms, neck, jaws, paleness, difficult breathing, sweating, nausea, vomitting
men
in which gender would a heart attack manifest itself as pain in neck, jaw, arms, heaviness in shoulder, pit in stomach, out of breath, sweating, nausea, vomiting
women
3 reasons why signs of heart disease in women is overlooked
1)sex- biased physician (care emphasized on reproductive organs)
2) seen as more severe in men because of higher incidence
3) women more likely to decline major procedures
electocardiogram
record electrical activity of heart during stress test
angiography
catheter (needle thin tube) threaded through blocked artery and stained to discover which areas are blocked
positron emission tomography (PET scan)
inject patient with radioactive tracer to produce 3d image of heart and arteries
