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

Cardioselectivity

Answer 3

ability of a beta-adrenergic blocker to selectively block beta1 receptors

Question 4

Intima

Answer 4

inner layer of an artery

Question 5

Media

Answer 5

middle layer of a vessel

Question 6

Preload

Answer 6

passive stretch of the ventricles just prior to systole