Heart Quiz Answers
1c. Don’t wait more than 5 minutes to call 911. It is
almost always the fastest way to get lifesaving treatment
and emergency medical services staff can deliver resuscitation
as soon as they arrive and alert the hospital to prepare for
your arrival. The only way to clinically determine if the
heart muscle has suffered damage is by going through a battery
of tests only available in a hospital setting at the time
of symptoms.
2d. According
to the American Heart Association, most warning signs of heart
attack start slowly with mild pain and can include all of
the symptoms listed above.
3b. Nearly
twice as many women in the United States die of heart disease
and stroke as from all forms of cancer, including breast cancer.
4c. Symptoms
experienced by women can be different.
5b. Recent
studies indicate that women sometimes experience a month
of feeling lethargic and tired prior to a heart attack rather
than the chest pains or tightness often associated with this
disease.
6c. Sometimes
people don’t have symptoms. According to the American
Heart Association, “As many as 3 to 4 million Americans
may have ischemic episodes without knowing it.” These
people may have a heart attack with no prior warning
7d. All
of the above. Heartburn, pneumonia or an upper respiratory
infection, gall bladder disease and many other diseases have
symptoms similar to a heart attack, which includes tightness
in the chest.
8a. Getting
immediate medical attention within the first hour of symptoms
of a heart attack has been proven to make the difference not
only in survival but also in recovery afterward. The sooner
care is given the greater chance for limited damage to the
heart.
9d. All
of the above. Whether a person smokes, has high blood pressure,
or is obese and is inactive, without taking appropriate medication
or altering ones lifestyle, all of these factors can lead
to coronary heart disease.
10c. Although cholesterol does play a significant role in
the chance for heart disease, having a mother who had a heart
attack before 65 or a father before 55 ups your risk by 25
to 50 percent.
11a. According
to the American Heart Association, patients who had ischemia
(lack of blood flow and oxygen to the heart muscle) in response
to mental stress “had a three-fold increase in the risk
of death compared to people without mental stress."
12d. Having your cholesterol checked as part of your annual
physical is the best test to determine your risk for heart
disease. Since cholesterol and other fats can't dissolve in
the blood, they have to be transported to and from the cells
by special carriers called lipoproteins. The two types that
are measured in a cholesterol screening are low-density lipoprotein,
or LDL, (known as the "bad" cholesterol) and high-density
lipoprotein, or HDL, (known as the "good" cholesterol.)
Although high blood pressure and smoking tobacco are leading
risk factors, a person's cholesterol level is also affected
by age, sex, heredity and diet.
13a. Although exercising and changing one’s diet to
low fat and low salt is recommended, anyone who has a high
LDL score should also take appropriate medication to control
their cholesterol.
14a. Regardless of the person’s weight, getting a glucose
level as part of an annual blood test is important in evaluating
one’s risk for heart disease.
15a. Smoking tobacco is the leading cause of heart disease
in this country. According to the American Heart Association,
“Smokers have two to four times the risk of nonsmokers.
Smokers who have a heart attack also are more likely to die
and die suddenly (within an hour).”
