Fit and Well Cardiovascular chapter 11

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46,000

Approximately how many nonsmokers die of heart disease each year due to exposure of ETS environmental tobacco smoke?

elevated cholesterol levels, tobacco use, high blood pressure, obesity, physical inactivity, and diabetes

What are the major risk factors for cardiovascular disease that people can change?

arrhythmia

What is the cause of most sudden cardiac deaths?

cardiovascular disease CVD

What is the leading cause of death in the United States?

tightness in the chest

What is the most common symptom associated with angina pectoris?

110/78

Which blood pressure reading would be considered normal for a healthy adult?

140/96

Which blood pressure readings for an adult would prompt a diagnosis of hypertension

thickening of artery walls by deposit of fatty substances

Which defines atherosclerosis?

family history of CVD

Which of the following cardiovascular disease cvd risk factors are not modifiable?

coronary heart disease

Which term refers to atherosclerosis in an artery supplying blood to the heart?


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