Cardiovascular Disease Flashcards
What is cardiovascular disease? How much mortality do cardiovascular diseases cause?
Affects the cardiovascular system’s ability to provide blood, oxygen, or nutrients
1/3 of deaths worldwide is caused by cardiovascular disease
List risk factors for cardiovascular disease.
Smoking, weight, diet
What is hypertension?
High blood pressure in arteries
Define atherosclerosis.
Plaque buildup in arteries cause its walls to thicken and stiffen.
What is coronary artery disease?
Atherosclerosis in coronary arteries
Identify two specific coronary artery diseases.
Angina and Myocardial Infarction.
Explain how a stroke occurs and how it affects the patient.
Blocked or broken arteries in the brain result in the death of brain cells.
Loss of movement and senses on one side of body, speech, and memory problems
Describe the cause of peripheral artery disease.
Atherosclerosis
What are two cardiovascular diseases that can be caused by atherosclerosis? Explain specifically how atherosclerosis contributes to each of them.
Angina: Atherosclerosis causes heart muscle cells to be starved of oxygen
Myocardial infarction (heart attack): Atherosclerosis halts blood flow in a part of the heart
True or False. A heart attack is the same thing as cardiac arrest.
False
True or False. Plaques in arteries can cause blood clots.
True
What are the similarities between angina and ischemic stroke?
- Decreased blood flow to a part of the body
- Caused by Atherosclerosis
How can kidney disease be caused by problems in the cardiovascular system?
Kidneys rely on the flow in the cardiovascular system to extract waste from the body, if made difficult it will develop disease.
In peripheral artery disease, the blood pressure at the ankle is typically ________ the blood pressure at the upper arm.
A. erratic compared to
B. the same as
C. higher than
D. lower than
D. lower than
Name three components of the plaque that can build up in arteries.
White blood cells, cholesterol, and other fats
