Cardiovascular Disease (CVD)

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  1. 3. A risk factory defined as LDL over 130 mg/dL, HDL less than 40 mg/dL, or a total cholesterol over 200 mg/dL.
  2. 8. The leading cause of death in the United States and often can be attributed to the lifestyle factors that increase the risk of atherosclerosis or narrowing of arteries (2 words, no space).
  3. 9. The feeling or feelings associated with impaired breathing, shortness of breath.
  4. 11. A risk factor defined as a systolic blood pressure at or above 140 mmHg and/or a diastolic blood pressure at or above 90 mmHg, also the largest risk factor for a stroke.
  5. 13. What occurs when a blood vessel within the brain bursts(2 words, no space).
  6. 16. When the valve leaflets bulge or prolapse back into the upper chamber (3 words, no space)
  7. 17. What happens when the blood flow to a part of the heart is blocked by a blood clot (2 words,no space.)
  8. 18. The classic symptoms of chest pain or pressure and shortness of breath due to cardiovascular or coronary artery disease
  9. 19. When the heart rate is more than 100 beats per minute.
  10. 20. Medication that can reduce the heart's workload by helping the heart beat slower (2 words, no space).
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  1. 1. Medication that reduces amount of fluid in the tissues and bloodstream which can lessen the workload on the heart.
  2. 2. Heart infection which affects the tissue surrounding the heart.
  3. 4. What happens when a blood vessel that feeds the brain gets blocked, usually from a blood clot (2 words, no space.)
  4. 5. Heart infection which affects the muscular middle layer of the walls of the heart.
  5. 6. A condition that develops when a substance called plaque builds up in the walls of the arteries.
  6. 7. When the heart rate is less than 60 beats per minute.
  7. 8. A common type of CVD relating to an abnormality in the heart that develops before birth (3 words, no space).
  8. 10. A common type of CVD relating to Sudden, unexpected loss of heart function, breathing, and consciousness.
  9. 12. Medication that can lower the heart's work by opening and relaxing the blood vessels.
  10. 14. Heart infection which affects the inner membrane that separates the chambers and valves of the heart.
  11. 15. What happens when the heart isn't pumping blood as well as it should (2 words, no space).