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- 2. In a case _ study, researchers compare patients who have a disease with those who do not.
- 5. The primary role of the right side of the heart is to send blood to the _ to collect oxygen.
- 6. A _ study is an in-depth report on a single patient with a unique or rare medical condition.
- 7. A _ study follows a group of individuals over time to see how certain factors affect their future health outcomes.
- 9. There is a strong _ between smoking and heart disease, meaning they are frequently linked.
- 10. Public health officials track CVD _, which refers to the number of deaths caused by heart disease in a specific group.
- 11. In an _ study, researchers actively intervene by giving a treatment to one group and a placebo to another.
- 14. A _ study involves taking multiple measurements from the same group of people over a long period, such as several years.
- 17. A _ study follows a specific group of people over a long period to see how their health changes.
- 18. The peak pressure in the arteries occurs during _, when the heart contracts to push blood out.
- 21. The left _ is the thickest part of the heart because it must pump blood to the entire body.
- 23. When blood leaves the right side of the heart, it travels through the _ artery to reach the lungs.
- 24. The human heart is divided into four distinct _, which work together to circulate blood.
- 25. Doctors often check the _ in a patient's legs for signs of clotting or poor return flow to the heart.
- 28. Before reading a full 20-page medical paper, nurses usually read the _ to get a quick summary.
- 30. At the start of a study, researchers collect _ data to compare with future results.
- 32. The Framingham Heart Study is considered a _ study because it set the standard for how we understand cardiovascular risk today.
- 33. A blockage in a coronary _ can lead to a myocardial infarction, commonly known as a heart attack.
- 34. During _, the heart muscle relaxes and the chambers fill with blood.
- 35. Researchers conduct a _ study when they look backwards at a patient's medical history or existing records.
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- 1. Unlike a cohort study, a _ study looks at a "snapshot" of a population at one specific point in time.
- 3. We often describe the heart as a mechanical _ because its main job is to keep fluid moving under pressure.
- 4. These are the smallest blood vessels, called _, where the actual exchange of oxygen and nutrients happens.
- 8. New _ technology helps nurses and doctors identify heart conditions more accurately and earlier than before.
- 12. Researchers must define their target _ clearly, such as "adults over 65 with hypertension," before beginning a study.
- 13. The number of new heart attack cases reported in a city last year represents the _ of the condition.
- 15. If a researcher only observes patients without changing their treatment, they are conducting _ research.
- 16. Blood that has already delivered its oxygen to the body's tissues is described as _.
- 19. The superior _ _ is the large vein that carries blood from the upper body directly to the right atrium.
- 20. Factors like age, weight, and blood pressure are common _ that researchers measure in a study.
- 22. High blood pressure and smoking are known _ factors, as they increase the chance of a patient developing heart disease.
- 26. Each upper chamber of the heart is called an _, and its job is to receive blood coming into the heart.
- 27. To know how many people are currently living with diabetes in a country, you look at the _.
- 29. Just because two things happen together doesn't mean one caused the other; we must prove _ through strict testing.
- 31. When a study is carried out in several different hospitals or clinics at once, it is described as _.