Drug Therapy for Angina Ch 26

Question 1

Acute Coronary syndrome

Answer 1

any condition brought on by sudden, reduced blood flow to the heart

Question 2

Afterload

Answer 2

amount of vascular resistance that must be overcome to open the aortic (or pulmonic valve on the right side of the heart) and eject the blood with systole

Question 3

Intima

Answer 3

inner layer of the artery

Question 4

Media

Answer 4

middle layer of a vessel

Question 5

Preload

Answer 5

positive stretch of the ventricles just prior to the systole