Chapter 6 - CVD

Question 1

the death of myocardial tissue resulting from prolonged ischemia

Answer 1

acute myocardial infarction

Question 2

chest pain or discomfort that is caused by myocardial ischemia

Answer 2

angina pectoris

Question 3

class of diseases that affect the heart or circulatory system

Answer 3

cardiovascular disease

Question 4

a state of oxygen deprivation that is due to impaired blood flow

Answer 4

ischemia

Question 5

the rate of incidence of a particular disease

Answer 5

morbidity

Question 6

the number of deaths in a given time or place

Answer 6

mortality

Question 7

condition in which blood flow through noncoronary arterial beds is inhibited

Answer 7

peripheral arterial diseases

Question 8

an instant, unexpected death that results from the abrupt loss of heart function

Answer 8

sudden cardiac death

Question 9

the formation or presence of a fibrin clot in a blood vessel

Answer 9

thrombosis

Question 10

the manifestation of advanced atherosclerotic progression in one or more coronary arteries

Answer 10

coronary heart disease

Question 11

chronic, degenerative condition in which the ability of one or both ventricles to fill with (diastolic failure) or eject (systolic failure) blood is impaired

Answer 11

heart failure