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Coronary Heart Disease

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What is the term for the abrupt cessation of effective heart activity?

Sudden cardiac death (correct)

Coronary heart disease

Cardiac muscle biomarker

Thrombolytic

What is the term for a pharmacologic agent that breaks down blood clots?

Atherosclerosis

Thrombolytic (correct)

Cardiac biomarker

Troponin

What is the term for a cardiac muscle biomarker that indicates heart muscle injury?

Atherosclerosis

Cardiac disease

Troponin (correct)

Thrombolytic

What is the most common cause of cardiovascular disease?

Atherosclerosis Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is a non-modifiable risk factor for CAD?

Family history of CAD Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the disease that causes impaired blood flow in the arteries that supply blood to the heart?

Coronary heart disease Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the death of heart tissue caused by a lack of oxygenated blood flow?

Myocardial infarction Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of a stent in coronary artery disease?

To provide structural support to a coronary vessel Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the abnormal accumulation of lipid deposits and fibrous tissue within arterial walls and the lumen?

Atherosclerosis Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for a surgical procedure in which a blood vessel from another part of the body is grafted onto the occluded coronary artery?

Coronary artery bypass graft Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for chest pain brought about by myocardial ischemia?

Angina pectoris Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the ability of the cardiac muscle to shorten in response to an electrical impulse?

Contractility Signup and view all the answers