Senior Health Chapter 4

estruction of heart tissue resulting from obstruction of the blood supply to the heart muscle

• is a salicylate drug
• often used as an analgesic to relieve minor aches and pains

Pain in the chest

• cholesterol builds up on the inner wall
• causes these vessels to progressively narrow

a fatty substance made by the body

Combination of rescue breathes and chest compressions

• leading cause of death for adults
• Deposits of cholesterol and other material builds up on the inner walls.

an electrical shock that may restore a normal heart rhythm.