Cardiovascular Disease

Vocab

100

What is atherosclerosis?

A disease characterized by the accumulation of plaque on artery walls

200

What is angina pectoris?

Chest pain that results when the heart does not get enough oxygen.

300

What is another name for irregular heartbeats?

Arrhythmias

400

What is an acute injury in which blood flow to the brain is interrupted?

A Stroke

500

What type of disease can not be transmitted by another person, a vector, or the environment?

Chronic Disease

Types of Diseases

100

What can cause plaque to build up in your arteries walls?

IF you smoke,have high blood pressure, or have high cholesterol levels

200

What are 2 of the 10 different heart diseases listed?

Hypertension, Coronary Heart Disease, Stroke, Heart Failure, Heart arrhythmias, Heart Valve Problems, Peripheral Arterial Disease, Rheumatic Heart Disease, Congenital Heart Disease, and Deep Vein Thrombosis

300

What is another name for high blood pressure?

Hypertension

400

What is arteriosclerosis?

hardened arteries with reduced elasticity

500

What does CVD stand for? 

Cardiovascular Disease

Prevention

100

This preventative measure focuses on limiting saturated fats and simple carbohydrates

Diet 

200

Maintaining this preventative measure lowers BP and cholesterol, making it easier for the heart to pump blood

Healthy Weight

300

Regular participation in this preventative measure can strengthen the entire CV system and lower blood pressure 

Exercise 

400

Managing and maintaining this preventative measure can lower BP

Stress

500

Getting checkups from this person might save your life

Doctor 

Random

100

If someone is having a stroke, this acronym might help save their life

B-E-F-A-S-T

200

What are the warning signs of a stroke?

severe headache, numbness on one side of the body, confusion, trouble walking, dizziness, and trouble seeing out of one or both eyes.

300

Drugs know as ____ ____ can break up a clot and restore the normal flow of blood to the brain.

Clot Busters

400

what happens during ventricular fibrillation?

the electrical impulses that regulate the heart rhythm become rapid or irregular.

500

What occurs when the heart gradually weakens and can no longer maintain its regular pumping rate and force?

Congestive Heart Failure

What teens need to know

100

When does CDV start to develop?

adolescence or early childhood

200

What are the four risk factors that you cannot control? 

Heredity, gender, age, and ethnicity

300

What percent of deaths from CDVs are smoking-related?

25%

400

More than 1/3 of diagnosed cases of this disease result in death 

Stroke

500

How many non-smokers who are exposed to secondhand smoke die each year from CVDs?

46,000 people (500 infants)