Coronary Artery Disease and Stenting

What type of disease is coronary heart disease?

• Communicable

• Non-communicable

Which blood vessel is most affected in coronary heart disease?

• Vena cava

• Aorta

• Coronary arteries

• Coronary veins

In coronary heart disease, what is it that builds up in the arteries?

• Fatty acids

• Fat

• Fatty deposits

• Cholesterol

What happens to the lumen of the coronary arteries in patients with CHD?

• They get wider

• They get narrower

• They burst

• They become sticky

If a person has CHD, their heart muscle receives less...

How are stents used to treat CHD?

• Stents are inserted into the coronary arteries and they hold open the blood vessel so more blood can pass through

• Stents remove the fatty deposits from the blood vessel

• Stents are a medication that increase good cholesterol and lower bad cholesterol so less fatty deposits form

• Stents are a medication that increase bad cholesterol and lower good cholesterol so less fatty deposits form

How do statins help to treat CHD?

• Statins are inserted into the coronary arteries and they hold open the blood vessel so more blood can pass through

• Statins remove the fatty deposits from the blood vessel

• Statins are a medication that increase good cholesterol and lower bad cholesterol so less fatty deposits form

• Statins are a medication that increase bad cholesterol and lower good cholesterol so less fatty deposits form

Which of these treatment options requires a quick operation?

• Stents

• Statins

Which of these treatment options is a medication that they patient will have to take for many years?

• Stents

• Statins

Which of these treatment options can lower a patient's risk of other diseases such as stroke?

• Stents

• Statins