Heart Facts
Average healthy heart rate
60-100 bpm
It takes __ years to become a cardiologist (including college)
13-15
__ out of 5 deaths in the US are due to heart disease
1
On average, the heart beats ____ times in one's lifetime
2.5 billion
__% of all heart attacks and strokes are preventable
(up to) 80%
How many electrodes are used for a 12-lead EKG?
10 electrodes for 12 different angles
"Heart disease" refers to what heart condition?
Several types! Most commonly, coronary artery disease (problem with blood flow to heart)
Heart attacks happen most often on what day of the week?
Mondays
AED stands for...
automated external defibrillator
What are electrophysiologists?
An EKG is a...
electrocardiogram
How did doctors listen to patients' heart before stethoscopes?
Literally pressed ear to patients' chests
Only type of cells that DON'T receive blood from the heart
What do interventional cardiologists do?
Performs catheter-based procedures (like stents or angioplasties)
Correct answers include: enough quality sleep, balanced diet, physical activity, and not smoking
First head of cardiothoracic surgery in Grey's Anatomy
Preston Burke
Anatomical term for heart muscle is...
myocardium
Professional that operates heart-lung machine during bypass surgeries
Perfusionists
The difference between HDL and LDL is...
High density vs. low density lipoprotein - types of cholesterol
High levels of LDL can lead to heart disease, it comes from one's diet
When was the first implantable pacemaker used successfully?
1958 - only lasted a few hours before needing replacement