Heart Disease

A serious condition that occurs when the blood supply to the heart slows or stops and the heart muscle is damaged.

• heart attack

• hypertension

• stroke

• angioplasty

A serious condition that occurs when an artery of the brain breaks or becomes blocked.

• heart attack

• hypertension

• stroke

• angioplasty

A condition in which the pressure of the blood on the walls of the blood vessels stays at a level higher than normal.

• heart attack

• hypertension

• stroke

• angioplasty

A surgical procedure in which an instrument with a tiny balloon is inserted into a blocked artery to clear a blockage.

• heart attack

• hypertension

• stroke

• angioplasty

Electric instruments that doctors place inside a person's chest to control the heartbeat.

• heart attack

• Pacemaker

• stroke

• angioplasty

When the coronary _____ are blocked, blood does not flow as well and coronary artery disease begins to develop.

• arteries

• arteriosclerosis

• symptoms

• blood pressure

The ___ of a heart attack include pressure in the chest, pain in the arm, shortness of breath, and nausea

• arteries

• arteriosclerosis

• symptoms

• blood pressure

___ is a group of disorders that cause a thickening and hardening of the arteries.

• arteries

• arteriosclerosis

• symptoms

• blood pressure

As your heart pushes blood through your body's vessels, blood pushes against the walls of the vessels creating ___.

• arteries

• arteriosclerosis

• symptoms

• blood pressure

Your heart is a ____, so it needs exercise to keep it strong.

• arteries

• arteriosclerosis

• muscle

• blood pressure