Lecture 8 Cardiovascular Health Flashcards by Phobicio Unknown | Brainscape

Q

What’s cardiovascular disease?

A

Diseases that involve with the heart

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Atherosclerosis is…

A

A disease process; hardening in the veins

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Define Heart Attack

A

Lack of blood flow in heart muscle

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Ischemia

A

Insufficient supply of oxygen and nutrients

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Angina

A

Pressure on chest

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Coronary Thrombosis

A

Blockage of artery by blood clot

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Arrhythmia

A

Irregular heart beat

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Ventricular Fibrillation

A

the ventricles contract rapidly and erratically

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Sudden Cardiac Death

A

Abrupt loss of heart function

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Stroke

A

Blood flow to the brain is blocked

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Transient Ischemic Attacks (TIAs)/“ministrokes”

A

Period of restricted blood supply

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Hemorrhagic Stroke

A

Rupture of a blood vessel in brain

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Hypertension

A

Blood pressure that’s forceful enough to damage artery

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Triglyceride Levels

A

Fat in blood

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Types of heart valve disorder

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Healthy Aortic Valve

Diseased Aortic Valve

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