Cardiovascular disease (CVD) correct answers a disorder of the heart of blood vessels; any problem with the structure/function of the heart
⅓ correct answers deaths annually attributed to CVDs
Mortality rate has decreased, but the growing number of adults means that the number of deaths fro...
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Cardiovascular disease (CVD) correct answers a disorder of the heart of blood vessels; any problem with the structure/function of the heart
⅓ correct answers deaths annually attributed to CVDs
Mortality rate has decreased, but the growing number of adults means that the number of deaths from CVD is correct answers increasing
63% of CVD deaths occur in people above ______ years old correct answers 70
SDG 3.4 correct answers reduce by 1/3 premature mortality from noncommunicable disease through prevention and treatment
Heart failure correct answers chronic condition in which the heart is unable to pump enough blood to meet the body's need for oxygen, can cause fatigue that reduces the quality of life
Peripheral artery disease (PAD) correct answers characterized by narrowed blood vessels that impair blood circulation and can cause severe leg pain and cramping when walking (known as claudication)
Claudication correct answers severe leg pain and cramping when walking
½ of hall CVD deaths are due to correct answers ischemic heart disease
Ischemia correct answers reduced blood supply
Atherosclerosis correct answers thickening and hardening of the walls of the arteries that carry oxygen-rich blood from the heart to the rest of the body
Ischemic heart disease (IHD) correct answers also called coronary artery disease; occurs when the atherosclerosis occurs in the arteries, reducing blood flow to the heart
Angina correct answers chest pain or tightness caused by the heart muscle not getting adequate oxygen supply
Myocardial infarction correct answers heart attack; happens when blood vessels become occluded due to atherosclerosis or blood clots
Angioplasty correct answers surgical intervention to open and unclog blocked artery
Bypass surgery correct answers uses a health blood vessel from another part of the body to restore blood flow to the heart muscle by bypassing the damaged area
Cerebrovascular disease correct answers characterized by reduced blood flow to the brain Stroke correct answers happens when cells in the brain due due to lack of oxygen; two common processes are ischemia and hemorrhage
Ischemic stroke correct answers occurs when a blocked blood vessel cuts off blood flow to a portion of the brain due to blood clots
Transient ischemic attacks (TIAs) correct answers occurs before ischemic strokes; mini-strokes or warning stokes
Hemorrhagic stroke correct answers occurs when a blood vessel ruptures and causes brain bleeding
The CFR for hemorrhagic strokes is correct answers higher
___________________ is the most well established risk factor for strokes correct answers hypertension
Systolic blood pressure correct answers top number of ratio; pressure in the blood vessels when the heart beats
Using a cutoff like 130 mm Hg would result in a much _______________ prevalence of hypertension correct answers higher
Diastolic blood pressure correct answers bottom number of pressure; pressure in the blood vessels when the heart is at rest
Hypertension correct answers high blood pressure, typically defined as having a SBP of 140 mm Hg or higher and/or a DBP of 90 or higher
What is the classification for hypertension? correct answers 140/90
SHAKE package through WHO recommends < ________ grams per day of salt correct answers 5
Increased use of medications in HICs has led to decrease in mean SBP, but in LMICs the mean SBP is correct answers increasing
Aortic aneurysm correct answers bulge in the aorta that can rupture and cause a rapid death from internal bleeding
Cardiomyopathy correct answers disease of the heart muscles that causes the heart to enlarge and
become weaker; common cause of heart failure
Carditis correct answers inflammation of the heart muscle
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