Atrial Fibrillation
In this arrhythmia, the upper chambers of the heart beat rapidly and chaotically.
What is an irregular heart rhythm?
Ischemia is
What is lack of blood flow and oxygen supply?
Heart Failure in young people is usually due to
What is congenital defects?
In left sided heart failure, the left _____ is impaired
What is ventricle?
A common symptom of this condition is swelling due to retained fluid in the lower body.
What is an edema ? ?
serious complication can occur when blood pools and clots form in the atria.
What is stroke ?
Another name for heart attack
What is myocardial infarction?
Heart failure is a secondary cause of
What is other cardiovascular diseases?
During left sided heart failure, blood backs up into the _____
What is the pulmonary circuit?
This body area commonly swells in right sided heart failure because fluid accumulates there
What is ankles and legs ???
This symptom feels like a racing, pounding, or fluttering heartbeat in the chest
What are palpitations
A thrombus is a plaque with adherent clots that does what
What is grows in place until it completely obstructs blood flow?
When muscle cells grow larger in the heart to compensate for heart failure, the ventricles develop this negative quality
What is stiffness?
One serious complication of left sided heart failure is the risk of ___
What is pneumonia in the functionally impaired lungs?
In right-sided heart failure, blood backs up into these vessels.
What are veins ?
In atrial fibrillation, these chambers of the heart quiver instead of contracting normally.
What is the Atria?
An embolism is when
What is a loosened blood clot or a broken or ruptured piece of plaque that travels until it blocks the coronary artery
The risk of developing heart failure ____ for men every decade over the age of 65 and _____ for women
What is doubles and triples?
Symptoms of left-sided heart failure include:
What is severe shortness of breath, stubborn coughing, perhaps with bloody sputum?
Distention of these neck vessels is a common physical finding in right-sided heart failure.
What are jugular veins ??
This process becomes disorganized in atrial fibrillation, causing abnormal heart rhythms
Electrical signaling in the heart
Treatment for heart attack may include
What is clot-dissolving drugs, immediate balloon angioplasty, administration of oxygen, nitroglycerin and/or morphine for pain management, and life still changes: eating sensibly, exercising regularly, controlling high blood pressure, and quitting smoking?
Biventricular failure occurs at this stage in heart failure
What is the end stage?
When the pulmonary circuit is backed up, fluid may seep into and all around the alveoli, causing ____
What is pulmonary edema?
Long-term disease affecting these organs can contribute to right sided heart failure
What are the lungs ??