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
1 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%
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