HOSA-Pathophysiology- Chapter 6

lightheadedness

Syncope is ______.

filling phase of the heart

Diastole is ________.

LDL

The major cholesterol carrier in the blood is ______.

carotid artery

Blockage of the _________ can reduce blood supply to the brain, causing a stroke.

atherosclerosis

The most common cause of an aortic aneurysm is _______.

angioplasty

Use of a balloon-tipped catheter to crush plaque in a coronary artery is called _________.

between the left atrium and the left ventricle

The mitral valve is located between the _______ and ________.

sinoatrial node

The pacemaker of the heart is the _______.

myocarditis

An inflammatory disease of the heart muscle is ______.

autoimmune

Rheumatic heart disease is also known as a(n) ________ disease because it results from a reaction between bacterial antigens and the patient´s antibodies.

thrombosis

The most common cause of chronic venous insufficiency in sleep is ___________.

atherosclerosis

More than 90% of patients with coronary heart disease have ________.

cardiomyopathy

__________ is associated with reduced heart-filling pressure and endocardial scarring.

valvular stenosis

________ refers to a narrowing of the heart valves.

rheumatic fever

The predominant cause of mitral stenosis is ______.

right ventricle

Backflow of blood in aortic regurgitation causes the _________ to dialate.

arrythmia

An ________ is an abnormal or uncoordinated heartbeat.

defibrillator

A machine called a __________ delivers electrical shocks and is used to reestablish normal heart rhythm.

ventricles

The most serious type of fibrillation affects the _____.

coronary

The __________ arteries provide the heart muscle with blood and oxygen.