Cardio #3 Diseases,

Question 1

These are diseases of the arteries that supply the heart muscle with blood.

Answer 1

Coronary artery disease (CAD)

Question 2

is one of the most common forms of heart disease and the leading cause of heart attacks.

Answer 2

Coronary artery disease (CAD)

Question 3

What is the disease where the coronary arteries are obstructed

Answer 3

Coronary heart disease (CAD)

Question 4

what is the common condition that causes the obstruction in CAD

Answer 4

atherosclerosis

Question 5

CAD can lead to other heart problems such as

Answer 5

Chest pain (angina)
Heart attack (myocardial infarction)

Question 6

A disease of the heart itself caused by the accumulation of atheromatous plaques

Answer 6

Coronary heart disease

Question 7

thickening or hardening of the arteries.

Answer 7

Atherosclerosis

Question 8

It is caused by a buildup of plaque in the inner lining of an artery. Plaque is made up of deposits of fatty substances, cholesterol, cellular waste products, calcium, and fibrin.

Answer 8

Atherosclerosis

Question 9

Another disease of the heart itself, characterized by reduced blood supply to the organ

Answer 9

Ischaemic heart disease

Question 10

A sub-umbrella term for a number of diseases that affect the heart itself and/or the blood vessel system, especially the veins and arteries leading to and from the heart.

Answer 10

Cardiovascular disease

Question 11

Causes of cardiovascular disease includes

Answer 11

Diabetes Mellitus
hypertension
hypercholesterolemia

Question 12

word for high levels of cholesterol in the blood

Answer 12

hypercholesterolemia

Question 13

is a metabolic disease, involving inappropriately elevated blood glucose levels

Answer 13

Diabetes Mellitus

Question 14

a failure of the right side of the heart

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Pulmonary heart disease

Question 15

heart disease caused by inavoidable genetic factors

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Hereditary heart diseaase

Question 16

Heart disease caused by high blood pressure, especially localised high blood pressure

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Hypertensive heart disease

Question 17

heart disease that involves inflammation of the heart muscle and/ or the tissue surrounding it

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Inflammatory heart disease

Question 18

heart disease that affects the valves of the heart

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Valvular heart disease

Question 19

Theses are diseases of the sac that encases the heart (pericardium) pericardial disorders include inflammation (pericarditis), fluid accumulation (pericardial effusion) and stiffness (constrictive pericarditis).

Answer 19

Pericardial disease

Question 20

when can Pericarditis occur

Answer 20

after a heart attack and, as a result lead to pericardial effusion or chest pain

Question 21

These are forms of heart disease that develop before birth (congenital).

Answer 21

Congenital heart disease

Question 22

Diseases and conditions in congenital heart diseases

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Coarctation (narrowing of a section of the aorta)
Atrial or ventricular septal defect (Holes in the heart).

Question 23

These blood vessels carry blood away form the heart and out the body, delivering oxygen and nutrients.

Answer 23

Arteries

Question 24

largest blood vessel of all

Answer 24

Aorta

Question 25

these blood vessels carry deoxygenated blood back to the heart. Lacking oxygen, they have a bluish cast on the skin

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Veins

Question 26

These tiny vessels connect arteries and veins

Answer 26

Capillaries

Question 27

Fluid leaks out of capillaries to bathe cells.

Answer 27

Lymphatics

Question 28

are dedicate vessels that carry fluid back into the body's central circulation

Answer 28

Lymphatics

Question 29

are conditions in which the walls of the arteries become thick and stiff. This can sometimes restrict blood flow to the organs and tissues.

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Arteriosclerosis and Atherosclerosis

Question 30

The process of this thickening and stiffening is

Answer 30

arteriosclerosis

Question 31

is the most common form of arteriosclerosis

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Atherosclerosis

Question 32

is the organ affected by atherosclerosis

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the heart

Question 33

What happens when the arteries of the heart (coronary arteries) narrow

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chest pain or heart attack may happen

Question 34

refers to hardening of the arteries caused by the accumulation of fatty deposits (plaque) and other substances

Answer 34

Atherosclerosis

Question 35

is the excessive force of blood pumping through the blood vessels. It's perhaps the most common form of cardiovascular disease in the western world, affecting about one in four Americans. although life threatening its one of the most preventable and treatable types of cardiovascular disease

Answer 35

Hypertension