CFD 1220 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Peripheral Artery Disease, Anti-Inflammatory, Lipoprotein
1 May 2018
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1. What is hypertension?
Sustained high blood pressure
2. How often should all adults beginning at age 20 have their lipoproteins (cholesterol) checked?
5 years
3. What nutrient can help lower blood pressure?
Potassium
4. What is peripheral arterial disease?
When an artery in a limb becomes blocked
5. Name the largest artery in the body.
Aorta
6. Identify systole and diastole.
Systole-heart contracts, bp increases
Diastole-heart relaxes, bp decreases
7. What is a myocardial infraction?
Damage to heart muscles because of lack of blood supply
8. Identify a desirable total cholesterol for adults.
200
9. Name personality characteristics closely related to heart disease.
Hostility, anger, cynicism (has selfish motives)
10. What is an electrocardiogram?
A test that measures the electrical activity of the heart
11. What is an aneurysm?
A blood-filled pocket bulging out from a weak spot in an artery wall
12. Name some benefits of aspirin.
It reduces inflammation, has an anticlotting effect, and decreases the adhesiveness of
platelets
13. Explain the role of LDL.
It is the lipoprotein that carries cholesterol from the liver to other parts of the body and
Leads to build up on the artery walls
14. What problems could result from a stroke?
Memory loss, language problems, paralysis
15. When do most people die from a heart attack?
Within 2 hours from the onset of symptoms
16. What is atherosclerosis?
Thickening of the artery walls with deposits of fatty substances
17. Eating heart healthy would include...
High fiber foods, reducing sodium intake, and foods rich in omega-3 fatty acids
18. Angina is often described as...
Tightness or pressure in the chest
19. What is arrhythmia?
An irregular heartbeat
20. Explain the role of HDL.
Draws cholesterol out of the walls of the arteries and returns it to the liver for recycling
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