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Week 6: Cardiovascular Conditions

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Total cards: 24•Content version: v4•Public deck•Updated: 8/1/2026

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#1
Front (Question)

What does the cardiovascular system consist of?

Back (Answer)

Heart, blood vessels and blood

#2
Front (Question)

What are the three main functions of the heart?

Back (Answer)

Transport, Protection, Regulation

#3
Front (Question)

Define myocardium

Back (Answer)

Muscle of the heart

#4
Front (Question)

Define ishaemia

Back (Answer)

Insufficent blood supply

#5
Front (Question)

Define infarction

Back (Answer)

Cell death due to ischaemia

#6
Front (Question)

Define atheroma

Back (Answer)

Fatty, calcified deposits

#7
Front (Question)

Define arteriosclerosis

Back (Answer)

Hardening of the arteries

#8
Front (Question)

Define atherosclerosis

Back (Answer)

Scaring and fatty, calcified deposits reduced blood flow and hardened arteries

#9
Front (Question)

What can ischaemia cause?

Back (Answer)

Angina

#10
Front (Question)

What is damage to the heart considered as ?

Back (Answer)

Myocardial Infarction

#11
Front (Question)

What is a STEMI?

Back (Answer)

An MI that shows elevation of the S-T segment on a heart trace

#12
Front (Question)

Define congestive heart disease

Back (Answer)

Due to disease the heart doesn’t pump properly, leads to mal-distribution of bodily fluids

#13
Front (Question)

Define cardiac arrest

Back (Answer)

Heart stopped

#14
Front (Question)

What are some non cardiac causes of chest pain

Back (Answer)

• musculoskeletal • oesophageal reflux • PE • pneumothorax • hiatus hernia • referred pain • pleurisy and other infections • hyperventilation syndrome

#15
Front (Question)

What are common causes of left side chest pain that are linked to the heart and vascular issues?

Back (Answer)

• heart attacks • coronary artery disease • coronary artery dissection • pericarditis • hypertrophic cardiomyopathy • aortic dissection • aortic aneurysm • mitral valve prolapse

#16
Front (Question)

What are the 4 types of atherosclerosis?

Back (Answer)

• atherosclerosis • sclerosis • atheroma • ischeamia

#17
Front (Question)

What are the predisposing factors of atherosclerosis?

Back (Answer)

• increasing age • gender • hypertension • diabetes mellitus • obesity • excessive alcohol • stress • smoking • diet

#18
Front (Question)

What are acute coronary syndromes?

Back (Answer)

Sudden ischaemia disorders of the heart, represents a continuum of a similar disease process

#19
Front (Question)

What does active coronary syndromes include?

Back (Answer)

• unstable angina • INSTEMI • STEMI

#20
Front (Question)

What does unstable angina, STEMI and INSTEMI, all have?

Back (Answer)

A sudden ischamia, cannot be differentiated in the first hours as all have the same initiating events

#21
Front (Question)

What are the initiating events of unstable angina, INSTEMI and STEMI?

Back (Answer)

• plaque rupture • thrombus formation • vasoconstriction

#22
Front (Question)

Define ischaemi

Back (Answer)

A lack of oxygen with ST depression or T inversion

#23
Front (Question)

Define infarction

Back (Answer)

Death of tissue which may or may not show in the Q wave

#24
Front (Question)

Define injury

Back (Answer)

Prolonged ischaemia with ST elevation