heart diseases

Question 1

What is a heart attack?

Answer 1

Blockage of one of the arteries which supplies the heart itself with oxygenated blood (coronary artery)

Leads to death of a region of heart muscle

Question 2

What causes a heart attack?

Answer 2

Atherosclerosis is the build up of fatty plaques within artery walls, constricting blood flow

Rupture of the plaque leads to formation of a blood clot which can dislodge and cause acute disease

Question 3

What is congenital heart disease and what is it caised by ? + statistics

Answer 3

Malformations which are present in the heart at birth

These affect almost 1 in every 100 newborn babies

Caused by an error during embryonic development

This may result from a genetic mutation or from environmental factors (e.g. smoking or alcohol use by mother

Question 4

What is the most common type of congenital heart disease ?

Answer 4

• Ventricular Septal Defect
  This leads to mixing of oxygenated and deoxygenated blood

Question 5

What is the most common type of congenital heart disease ?

Answer 5

• Ventricular Septal Defect
  This leads to mixing of oxygenated and deoxygenated blood

Question 6

Blockage of which vessel causes a heart attack?

Answer 6

Coronary artery

Question 7

Blockage of which vessel causes a heart attack?

Answer 7

Coronary artery