NURS 5336 Module 3 Quiz Part 2 50% of men and 64% of women who died suddenly of CHD (coronary heart disease) ___.(ANS- Had no previous symptoms
CHD (coronary heart disease) accounts for ___ of all CVD (cardiovascular disease).(ANS- 52% or more than half
- in 3 people will dies from ___, and many deaths can be prevented.
(ANS- ASCVD (atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease)
More __ die of CVD (cardiovascular disease) than ___.(ANS-
- Women
- Men
The magnitude of independent risk associated with ___ is at least as large, if not larger, than that of blood pressure and cholesterol (ANS- Inflammation
Myocardial infarctions occur due to rupture of plaques in blood vessels that are ___ occluded.(ANS- Less than 50%
- / 2
Plaque rupture occurs when plaques are ___ and/or ___.(ANS-
- Vulnerable
- Unstable
Stress tests do not identify obstruction until a ____ lesion is present
(ANS- 70-75%
A plaque is unstable due to ___, also known as ___ (ANS-
- Inflammation
- Fire in the artery
What type of medications stabilize and harden plaques?(ANS- Statin drugs
Statin drugs work to stabilize and harden plaques, espicially at the ___ (ANS- Lesion shoulders
What are the two distinct families of coronary lesions?(ANS-
- Severe obstruction
- Mild obstruction
- / 2