Two hours of moderate exercise every week can reduce the risk of developing heart disease by 30%. -
Answers T
The most important step for preventing cardiovascular disease is to live a healthy lifestyle. - Answers T
Which of the following is NOT a treatment for high blood pressure? - Answers An LDL-rich diet
Which of the following is NOT a symptom of cardiomyopathy? - Answers Fever
What distinguishes high blood pressure from conditions such as arteriosclerosis and atherosclerosis? -
Answers High blood pressure has no symptoms.
Angioplasty is the most typical treatment for arteriosclerosis. - Answers F
Once a person has been diagnosed with diabetes, what is the single greatest health threat they will
face? - Answers Cardiovascular disease
What distinguishes atherosclerosis from arteriosclerosis? - Answers Atherosclerosis is characterized by
plaque buildup.
A myocardial infarction is a heart attack. - Answers T
High levels of cholesterol can first lead directly to __________. - Answers Arteriosclerosis
__________ of the population of the United States is obese. - Answers 33%
Explain why living a healthy lifestyle is the most important step in preventing cardiovascular disease. -
Answers There is no single step for preventing cardiovascular disease; all aspects of a healthy lifestyle
impact cardiovascular fitness. Eating a healthy diet can reduce your dietary cholesterol and help
maintain a healthy body weight. Getting regular exercise can also help maintain a healthy body weight
as well as strengthen the heart muscle. Avoiding smoking is another part of a healthy lifestyle that can
significantly reduce the risk of developing cardiovascular disease.
Which of the following is the most common symptom of hypertension? - Answers None of the above
A rapid, irregular heartbeat is a symptom of __________. - Answers Heart failure
What treatment option is shared for high blood pressure, arteriosclerosis, atherosclerosis, and coronary
heart disease? - Answers All of these conditions can be treated by thinning the blood. In each case,
lowering blood pressure helps reduce the symptoms, and some of the best medications for lowering
blood pressure do so by thinning the blood.
Compare and contrast arteriosclerosis with atherosclerosis. - Answers Arteriosclerosis is a general term
for the hardening of arteries and a loss of elasticity in arterial walls. Atherosclerosis is specifically a
condition where arteries harden as a result of plaque buildup on artery walls. Both conditions result in