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1
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3 things a healthy heart needs

A

Free flowing blood in the coronary arteries
No plaque build up
No inflammation

2
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8 controllable risk factors

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Smoking, type 2 diabetes, environmental stress, diet, high blood pressure, cholesterol, sedentary lifestyle

3
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4 uncontrollable risk factors

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Gender, age, personality, genetics

4
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3 treatments for coronary artery disease

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Bypass graft, angioplasty, cardiac massage

5
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What is a stroke

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A cerebro-vascular accident

6
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3 types of strokes

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Thrombosis in the brain artery
Sudden rupture of a blood vessel in the brain
Rupture of a blood vessel in the skull but outside the brain

7
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4 Symptoms of a stroke

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Paralysis on one side
Difficulties with speech and swallowing
Disturbed vision field
Unconsciousness

8
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What is angina

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Chest pain

9
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What causes angina

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Certain areas of the cardiac muscle receiving insufficient blood

10
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How do heart attacks happen?

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Plaque forms when cholesterol slip between endothelium of coronary arteries
If they burst, clots form that block blood flow to the heart