disrorders of the heart

Question 1

a condition in which fatty material collects along the walls of arteries. This fatty material thickens, hardens, and may eventually block the arteries

Answer 1

Atherosclerosis

Question 2

pain caused by deficient blood delivery to the heart wall.

Answer 2

Angina pectoris or ischemia

Question 3

a pain or discomfort in your chest caused by plaque that narrows or blocks the coronary arteries and
reduces the amount of oxygen-rich blood that reaches the heart muscle

Answer 3

Angina

Question 4

Death of heart musculature due to lack of oxygen, usually the result of a focal complete blockage in one of the main coronary arteries or a branch thereof.

Answer 4

Myocardial infarction

Question 5

Ischemia without pain

Answer 5

Silent ischemia

Question 6

happens when an artery becomes narrowed or blocked for a short time, preventing oxygen-rich blood from reaching the heart.

Answer 6

Cardiac ischemia

Question 7

fast heart rhythm that originates in one of the ventricles of the heart.

Answer 7

Ventricular tachycardia

Question 8

Condition in which the ventricles are unable to pump
blood efficiently because of rapid, random contraction of cardiac muscle fibers.

Answer 8

Ventricular fibrillation

Question 9

Progressive weakening of the heart, Cannot meet the body’s demands for oxygenated blood

Answer 9

heart failure

Question 10

Enlargement and potential failure of the right ventricle as a result of disease of the lungs or the pulmonary blood vessels.

Answer 10

Cor pulmonale

Question 11

most commonly arises out of complications from high blood pressure in the pulmonary arteries

Answer 11

cor pulmonale