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Heart Flashcards

1
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Plaques of fatty material on the inner walls

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Atherosclerosis

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2
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Abnormal bulge in the wall of aorta

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Aneurysm

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3
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Chest pain or discomfort that occurs if an area of your heart muscle doesnt get enough oxygen-rich blood

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Angina

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4
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Problem with rate or rhythm of the heartbeat

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Arrhythmia

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5
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Disease in which plaques build up inside the arteries

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Atherosclerosis

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6
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Too fast heartbeat

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Tachycardia

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7
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Too slow heartbeat

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Bradycardia

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8
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Made up of fat, cholesterol, calcium and other substance

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Plaque

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9
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Happens when the heart stops pumping blood around the body

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Cardiac arrest

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10
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Happens when the electrical activity of the heart becomes chaotic

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Ventricular fibrillation

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11
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Disease where the heart had a structure problem since birth

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Congenital heart disease

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12
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A disease where the heart is weak

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Congestive heart failure

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13
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A condition in which the heart muscles is abnormal

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Cardiomyopathy

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14
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Plaque builds up, narrows the arteries, chest pain, blood clot, heart attack

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Coronary heart disease

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15
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Also knows as myocardial infarction, permanent damage to heart muscle

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Heart attack

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16
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Is a restriction in blood supply to tissue, causing a shortage of oxygen

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Ischemia

17
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Is something that increases your likelihood and risk of getting a disease

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Risk factor

18
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General term that describes a disease of the heart or blood vessels

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Cardiovascular diseases

19
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Bad cholesterol

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Low-density lipoprotein

20
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Good cholesterol

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High-density lipoprotein

21
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Carries the transport cholesterol through the bloodstream

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Lipoprotein

22
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Occurs when blood flow to your brain stops making brain cells deprived of oxygen and begin to die

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Stroke

23
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When the heart is unable to pump sufficiently to maintain the blood flow the body needs

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Heart failure

24
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Is defined as abnormal or excessive fat accumulation

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Obesity

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