Take the quiz below to find out if you are a 21st-century heart expert?! Questions and answers were provided by Dr. Caleb Thompson, an interventional cardiologist affiliated with the Cottage Heart & Vascular Center.
1. Coronary heart disease (CHD) remains a leading cause of death in the United States. How much has the mortality rate declined since 1980?
a. 10 percent
b. 50 percent
c. 70 percent
2. What reasons have contributed to the decline in coronary heart disease mortality rates?
a. Advancement in medications
b. Percutaneous coronary intervention procedure
c. All of the above
3. What does the term myocardial infarction mean?
a. Heart Attack
b. Heart Failure
c. Cardiac Arrest
4. Jaw or back pain could be a sign of a heart attack.
a. True
b. False
5. When someone develops heart failure, angina or syncopal episodes from aortic valve stenosis, there are now minimally invasive methods of replacing the aortic valve.
a. True
b. False
6. What minimally invasive procedure allows the aortic valve to be replaced through the groin artery?
a. TAVR
b. Watchman
c. Mitra Clip
7. If someone has atrial fibrillation (AFib) how can their doctor reduce their risk of having a stroke?
a. Prescribe blood thinners
b. Close the part of the heart that makes most of the clots which lead to strokes
c. All of the above
8. What minimally invasive procedure uses an umbrella-shaped device to close the left atrial appendage, reducing the risk of stroke in AFib patients who can’t tolerate blood thinners?
a. TAVR
b. Watchman
c. Mitra Clip
Quiz Answers
1. c, 2. c, 3. a, 4. a, 5. a, 6. a, 7. c, 8. b