This medication dilates the arteries during an episode of chest pain.
What is Nitroglycerin?
100
This form of exercise should be done everyday.
What is cardiovascular exercise. Other acceptabe include planned cardio, walking, cycling, dance, etc.
100
Between fats, carbohydrates, and protein, which carries the most calories per ounce of food.
What is fat?
100
These little puffers that contain nicotine, greatly increase your risk for heart disease.
What are cigarettes?
100
This the goal for your total cholesterol number.
What is <200?
200
This medication thins the blood and absolutely essential after stent placement.
What is Aspirin, Plavix, Brilinta and Effient.
200
This form of exercise should be performed two to three days per week on non consecutive days.
What is resistance training. Other acceptable answers include weight training, bands, squats, etc.
200
This type of fat is the most unhealthy.
What are trans fats?
200
This medical condition means your blood pressure is higher than recommended.
What is Hypertension?
200
This is how many minutes of moderate intensity aerobic exercise you should be getting per week.
What is 150?
300
Which medication, class or name, is prescribed to enhance the function of the heart, as well as slow the heart rate.
What is a beta blocker, or specific name (atenolol, metropolol, coreg, etc)
300
Flexibility is a type of exercise used to preserve and increase the length of the tendons and __________.
What are muscles?
300
This diet is inspired by the eating habits of Greece, Italy and Spain, where there is an emphasis on plant based foods and healthy fats.
What is a Mediterranean diet?
300
This is a contributing risk for heart disease. It can make you a Type A or a "worry wart".
What is stress?
300
This range of numbers is what your pulse should be at rest.
What is 60-100?
400
This type of medication works with the liver to reduce LDL, triglycerides and raise HDL.
What is a statin, or specific drug name (Lipitor, Simvastatin etc.)
400
This type of exercise strengthens the heart, improves the function of the arteries, and recent studies show it can also reduce all cause mortality, defined as death by any reason, by about 45% in those over 60.
What is aerobic/cardiovascular exercise?
400
Adding this to your diet will help control blood sugar and LDL cholesterol levels.
What is fiber?
400
These uncontrollable factors put you at risk but you can't do anything about them.
What is heredity, age & gender?
400
This is the daily recommended amount of sodium.
What is 2400mg?
500
This class of medications reduces the amount of fluid inside of the veins and arteries, thus decreasing the workload on the heart.
What are diuretics, water pills, or a specific drug name (lasix, HCTZ, etc.)
500
This is a safe range for your heart to beat per minute while exercising.
What is Target Heart Rate Range?
500
This is the number of saturated fat grams you should not exceed in a day.
What is 13?
500
This condition means you have difficulty regulating glucose & insulin. It increases your risk for cardiovascular disease.
What is Diabetes Mellitus?
500
This is the standard dose of a Baby Aspirin that most cardiac patients take each day.