Heart and Stroke Trivia

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A range of conditions associated with sudden reduced blood flow to the heart.
The recommended amount of salt consumed in one day.
A doctor who specializes in the heart.
Elevated blood pressure.
How many brain cells die every minute during a stroke?
Percentage of heart muscle damaged within two hours of symptom onset.
Symptom commonly associated with a heart attack.
This occurs as a result of an obstruction within a blood vessel supplying blood to the brain.
An acronym to help remember the signs of a stroke.
Monitors heart rate and rhythm.
Procedure performed to open up narrowed arteries.
Damage to an area of heart muscle that is deprived of oxygen.
Symptom commonly associated with a stroke that affects one half of the body.
Cardiac markers.
Risk factor of heart disease that can be classified as type I or type II.
Risk factor that is a lifestyle choice.
Heart attack that is discovered by the presence of elevation on an EKG.
What percent of heart attacks could be avoided if symptoms are recognized and treated early?
An individual with a total cholesterol >240 has ___ times the risk of developing heart disease?
A mini stroke.