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Understanding Atherosclerosis

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What is a common cause of heart attack and stroke?

Low cholesterol levels

Regular exercise

Plaque buildup in arteries (correct)

High blood pressure

When do symptoms of hardening of the arteries typically appear?

When blood flow becomes slowed or blocked (correct)

During adolescence

During childhood

During early adulthood

What can happen if the arteries to the heart become narrow?

Chest pain and shortness of breath (correct)

Improved oxygenation

Increased blood flow

Reduced heart rate

What can result from the blockage of blood and oxygen to tissues?

Tissue damage or death Signup and view all the answers

What may occur if pieces of plaque move to smaller blood vessels?

They may block the smaller blood vessels Signup and view all the answers

What is a common cause of heart attack and stroke?

Plaque buildup narrowing arteries Signup and view all the answers

When does hardening of the arteries start causing symptoms?

When blood flow becomes slowed or blocked Signup and view all the answers

What can happen if the arteries to the heart become narrow?

Chest pain (stable angina), shortness of breath Signup and view all the answers

What is the result of blockage starving tissues of blood and oxygen?

Damage or tissue death Signup and view all the answers

What may narrowed or blocked arteries cause problems and symptoms in?

Intestines, kidneys Signup and view all the answers

Understanding Atherosclerosis

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Questions and Answers

What is a common cause of heart attack and stroke?

When do symptoms of hardening of the arteries typically appear?

What can happen if the arteries to the heart become narrow?

What can result from the blockage of blood and oxygen to tissues?

What may occur if pieces of plaque move to smaller blood vessels?

What is a common cause of heart attack and stroke?

When does hardening of the arteries start causing symptoms?

What can happen if the arteries to the heart become narrow?

What is the result of blockage starving tissues of blood and oxygen?

What may narrowed or blocked arteries cause problems and symptoms in?

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