-Occurs when arteries that carry blood to the heart muscle
are narrowed by plaque or blocked by clots.
-Chemicals in cigarette smoke cause the blood to thicken
and form clots inside veins and arteries.
-Blockage from a clot can lead to a heart attack and
sudden death
What is Coronary Heart Disease?
100
Overweight
What is extra fat stored in your body?
100
High blood pressure or hypertension
What is silent killer?
100
Exercise
What is physical activity?
100
Heart attack or stroke.
What is blocked blood flow to the heart or brain?
200
Two weeks
What is the length of time for the air in a room to clean after a smoking a cigarette?
200
Excess Weight
What increases your risk of a heart attack and developing high blood pressure, high blood cholesterol, and diabetes?
200
Less than 120/80
What is normal or best blood pressure?
200
150 minutes per week
What is the recommended amount of physical activity?
200
Atherosclerosis or hardening of the arteries
What is fatty material that builds up on the inside of these blood vessels?
300
(LIH) Tobacco Cessation or 1-800-QUIT NOW
What is the name of programs to help someone to quit tobacco?
300
860
What is the calories in 2 cups of Mac & Cheese?
300
140/90 or more (based on readings at two different visits)
What is high blood pressure?
300
Physical inactivity
What is a primary cause of most chronic diseases?
300
Below 5.7%
What is normal A1C level?
400
91% greater risk of heart disease
(Council for a Tobacco Free Brant, 2001)
What is the risk of heart disease in women that are married to men who smoke cigarettes?
400
Lower your heart disease risk.
What is losing as few as 10 pounds?
400
High blood pressure
What is your heart works harder than it should to move blood to all parts of the body?
400
Before starting a new physical regimen
What is medical clearance?
400
Blood sugar average over 2-3 months
What is A1c?
500
When blood vessels become narrower and the flow of blood to arms, legs, hands and feet is reduced.
Smoking is the most common preventable cause of PAD.
What is PAD?
500
A thicker waistline
What is increases heart attack risk?
500
Untreated high blood pressure
What is Stroke, heart attach, eye and kidney problems, and death?
500
Benefits of Regular Exercise
What is increased in exercise tolerance, reduction in body weight, reduction in blood pressure, reduction in bad (LDL and total) cholesterol, increase in good (HDL) cholesterol,
increase in insulin sensitivity?
500
decreasing risk of cardiovascular disease.
What is being active, eating healthy, taking medication if needed, maintain healthy weight, don't smoke, keep blood pressure, blood sugar and cholesterol in target range?