Flashcards
Unit 9 Heart disease
Cards in this deck (10)
- 1Heart diseaseA term for a group of illnesses that affect the heart
- 2AtherosclerosisA heart disease in which fatty materials accumulate in the arteries and harden the artery walls.
- 3Coronary artery diaseaseA heart disease in which the arteries become clogged and narrowed, preventing blood from reaching the heart.
- 4AngioplastyA surgical procedure that widens and obstructed blood vessel by inserting a balloon and inflating it
- 5ArrhythmiaA term for a group of illnesses involving irregular electrical activity in the heart.
- 6StentIt is that technique where a temporary tubular tube is placed into the snake vessel to relieve obstruction.
- 7HardenIt occurs when fat, cholesterol, and other substances build up on the walls of the arteries.
- 8CholesterolIt is a fat-like substance found in arterial walls.
- 9BypassIt is a channel that allows flow when the main one is blocked
- 10SmokingThe action or habit of inhaling and exhaling the smoke of tobacco by sucking on the end of a lit cigarette, cigar, pipe, etc.