Work with a partner to label each statement true (T) or false (F). If the statement is false, correct it so that it is true

1. _______ Plaque is made of fatty substances, cholesterol, waste products from

the cells, calcium, and fibrin, a stringy material that helps blood to clot.

2. _______ Atherosclerosis can cause a heart attack if it completely blocks the

blood flow in the heart (coronary) arteries.

3. _______ Atherosclerosis is treated with cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR).

4. _______ Daily aspirin therapy may not help prevent blood clots associated with

atherosclerosis.

5. _______ Atherosclerosis can also occur in the capillaries of the neck, kidneys,

thighs, and arms, causing kidney failure or gangrene that leads to amputation.

6. _______ Many heart attacks can be prevented through a healthy lifestyle

including eating right, regular exercise, maintaining a healthy weight, no smoking, moderate drinking, no illegal drugs, controlling hypertension, and managing stress.

7. _______ Sometimes, the symptoms of heart attack disappear and then reappear.

8. _______ Patients who have less severe atherosclerosis may achieve adequate

control through lifestyle changes and drug therapy.

9. _______ Atherosclerosis can be successfully treated but not cured.

10. _______ Experienced emergency care personnel can usually diagnose a heart

attack simply by looking at the patient.

11. _______ Treatment for heart attack includes lifestyle changes, lipid-lowering

drugs, coronary angioplasty and coronary artery bypass surgery.

12. _______ Physicians may be able to diagnose atheroselerosis during a physical

exam by means of a stethoscope and gentle probing of the arteries with the hand (palpation).

3. Here are the answers to some questions from the text. What are the questions?

1. Atherosclerosis is the build up of a waxy plaque on the inside of blood vessels.

2. Plaque is made of fatty substances, cholesterol, waste products from the cells, calcium, and fibrin, a stringy material that helps blood to clot.

3. Yes, it can. Atherosclerosis can cause a heart attack.

4. Symptoms differ depending upon the location of the atherosclerosis.

5. Physicians may be able to diagnose atherosclerosis during-a physical exam.

6. Coronary angiography is the most accurate diagnostic method and the only one that requires entering the body (invasive procedure).

7. No, it does not. Atherosclerosis requires lifelong care.

8. Alternative therapies that focus on diet and lifestyle can help prevent, retard, or reverse atherosclerosis.

9. Yes, it is. A heart attack is the death of, or damage to, part of the heart muscle.

10. Experienced emergency care personnel can usually diagnose a heart attack simply by looking at the patient.

11. Additional treatment can include close monitoring, electric shock, drug therapy, revascularization procedures, coronary artery bypass surgery, or repair of blood vessels using a tiny plastic tube tipped with a balloon that compresses the plaque and opens the blocked artery (angioplasty).

12. Daily aspirin therapy may help prevent blood clots associated with atherosclerosis.