cardiac history lesson
The year and location of the first successful human coronary artery bypass graft
What is 1960 at Albert Einstein college of medicine Bronx, NY?
Blood pressure first treated with meds
High cholesterol first treated with meds
What are late 1950's (thiazide diuretics-HCTZ)
What are 1970's (cholesterol manufacture inhibitors-Gemfibrozil)
These are benefits of sustained aerobic exercise
What are wt loss, stress reduction, lowered blood pressure, lower cholesterol, lowered blood sugar
This is the best method for strengthening heart muscle
What is aerobic exercise?
This is the year of the first pacemaker implant
What is 1958 in Sweden?
This is when food nutrition labels were first used
What are early 1990's? Serving sizes-1993
Widespread Nutrition Facts labels in US required-1994
trans fats required 2006
Sugars-2022
This is the type of activity that exercises your heart muscle
What is sustained aerobic exercise?
Chest discomfort or pain
Pain or pressure radiating to the left arm, shoulder, or back
Shortness of breath
Dizziness or lightheadedness
Cold sweat
Throat or jaw pain
What are symptoms of heart attack in men?
This is the year and location of the first balloon angioplasty
What is 1977 in Switzerland...the patient was still alive as of 2018!
These are examples of super foods, low in calories and sodium but high in nutritional value
What are eggs, avocado, berries, nuts, fish/shellfish, legumes, garlic, dark chocolate
This is the minimum number of minutes of aerobic activity that "count" as exercise
What is ten?
This is the percentage of blood pumped out of the left ventricle with each heart beat
What is the ejection fraction?
The year of the first coronary artery stent and first drug-eluting stent
What is 1986 in Switzerland, 1987 in the US, and first DES 1999 in Europe, 2003 in US (cypher stent) and 2004 Taxus stent. Paclitaxel is the drug on Taxus stent, it is also used as a chemotherapy agent in many cancers, breast, ovarian, etc.
Now using Everolimus on Xience stents
This is the amount of sodium we should limit ourselves to consuming daily
What 1800-2000 mg (less if hx heart failure)
These are strategies to making exercise a healthy habit that will be continued long-term
What are get an exercise buddy, exercise in the morning, have gym equipment at home, wear approp clothing/shoes
This is the most common coronary artery to become narrowed with fatty plaque, causing angina and/or heart attack
What are the left anterior descending coronary artery?
This is the year of the first TAVR (transcatheter AVR)
First surgical heart valve replacement
What is 2002 in Rouen, France
What is 1960 in Oregon
These are high protein, low saturated fat foods
What are fish/shellfish, chicken breast, eggs, tofu, beans, nuts
The best dancer at York Hospital Cardiac Rehab (and the world)
Who is Bev?
Chest pain or discomfort (may be different from men)
Pain in arms, back, neck, or jaw
Stomach pain
Shortness of breath, nausea, or lightheadedness
Sweating
Fatigue
What are common symptoms of a heart attack in women?