Heart Flashcards
Plaques of fatty material on the inner walls
Atherosclerosis
Abnormal bulge in the wall of aorta
Aneurysm
Chest pain or discomfort that occurs if an area of your heart muscle doesnt get enough oxygen-rich blood
Angina
Problem with rate or rhythm of the heartbeat
Arrhythmia
Disease in which plaques build up inside the arteries
Atherosclerosis
Too fast heartbeat
Tachycardia
Too slow heartbeat
Bradycardia
Made up of fat, cholesterol, calcium and other substance
Plaque
Happens when the heart stops pumping blood around the body
Cardiac arrest
Happens when the electrical activity of the heart becomes chaotic
Ventricular fibrillation
Disease where the heart had a structure problem since birth
Congenital heart disease
A disease where the heart is weak
Congestive heart failure
A condition in which the heart muscles is abnormal
Cardiomyopathy
Plaque builds up, narrows the arteries, chest pain, blood clot, heart attack
Coronary heart disease
Also knows as myocardial infarction, permanent damage to heart muscle
Heart attack
Is a restriction in blood supply to tissue, causing a shortage of oxygen
Ischemia
Is something that increases your likelihood and risk of getting a disease
Risk factor
General term that describes a disease of the heart or blood vessels
Cardiovascular diseases
Bad cholesterol
Low-density lipoprotein
Good cholesterol
High-density lipoprotein
Carries the transport cholesterol through the bloodstream
Lipoprotein
Occurs when blood flow to your brain stops making brain cells deprived of oxygen and begin to die
Stroke
When the heart is unable to pump sufficiently to maintain the blood flow the body needs
Heart failure
Is defined as abnormal or excessive fat accumulation
Obesity
