Cardiovascular System

This treatment option uses a healthy vein from another area of the body, to detour a blocked artery on the heart.

• Pacemaker

• MRI

• Coronary bypass

• Angioplasty

This occurs when a reduced or blocked blood supply damages the heart muscle.

• Arrythmia

• Heart attack

• Congestive heart failure

• Arteriosclerosis

This is a type of disease that is not transmitted from another person, or vector of the environment.

• Lyme Disease

• Bird flu

• Noncommunicable disease

• Hypertension

This is another term for high blood pressure:

• CVD

• Hypertension

• CPR

• Arteriosclerosis

This condition is a disease characterized by the accumulation of plaque along the artery walls.

• Atherosclerosis

• Arteriosclerosis

• Hypertension

• Angina Pectoris

This treatment option uses a “balloon-like” catheter that’s inflated in a blocked artery to reopen the pathway of blood

• Balloon Angioplasty

• Coronary Bypass

• Pacemaker

• Lasher Intervention

This is a condition in which the heart stops beating in a rhythmic way and occurs due to an electrical malfunction

• Heart attack

• Arrythmia

• Fibrillation

• Cardiac arrest

This occurs when there is an accute injury in which blood flow to the brain is interrupted.

• Stroke

• Blood clot

• Heart attack

• Sinus infection

There are several risk factors that you can control regarding your cardiovascular health. Which of the following is not within your control?

• Tobacco use

• Physical activity

• Age

• Alcohol use

Pressure in the chest, shortness of breath, light headedness and sweating are common signs of this condition:

• Stroke

• Congestive heart failure

• Heart attack

• Hypertention