NUTR 775 10.9 vocab

• cerebralvascular accident “stroke”
• blood flow to part of brain stops

irregular heart beat

 Veins from the legs or an artery from the chest is used to alter blood flow around a diseased vessel

a stationaryblood clot that blocks an artery 

heartmuscle

·         is a transthoracic interpretation of the electrical of theheart over a period of time

aminoacid elevated levels promote buildup of arterial plaque.  Have procoagulant properties. Inducesplatelet aggregation

sonagram of heart beat

  Insufficient blood flow to tissue resulting from obstruction or constriction of the blood vessel.

group of risk factors that occur together increasing risk for HD, stroke, and type 2diabetes.  (central abiposity)

blood flow to a part of your heart is blocked for a long enough time that part of the heart muscle is damaged or dies

plant sterols

rate controlling enzyme of metabolic pathway, producing cholesterol

percutaneouscoronary intervention (PIC) procedure that uses a balloon to break up plaquedeposits in an occluded artery

consequenceof CHD. death of tissue in part of body

travelingblood clot

outwardbulging of blood vessel

 test is a cardiac marker used to assist diagnoses of an acute myocardial infarction

is a test used in medicine and cardiology to measure the heart's ability to respond to external stress in a controlled environment

dullpain in chest

highlyspecific to cardiac injury.  Rises inserum 3-12 hours after an MI.  Remainselevated for 5-9 days for troponin I and 14 days for troponin II

inflammatorymarker

 bind bile acids in intestines, increase excretion of bile, clear LDL from blood, can result in loss of FSV

form of niacin, high doses needed, reduces TG, Increases HDL, may harm liver, niacin flush