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Angina - ANSWER- Chest pain
Dyspnea - ANSWER- Shortness of breath at rest or mild exertion
Dizziness or syncope - ANSWER- Syncope is the loss of consciousness
Dyspnea at rest or while sleeping - ANSWER- Loss of breath and needing to sit
up out of bed
Ankle edema - ANSWER- Venous blood pooling which is a characteristic of heart
failure
Palpitations - ANSWER- Unpleasant awareness of the forceful or rapid beating of
the heart (Heart skips a beat)
Tachycardia - ANSWER- Abnormally fast heart beat
Intermittent claudication - ANSWER- Insufficient blood flow to an area and causes
pain that occurs in the muscle
Positive risk factors - ANSWER- AGE:
Men > 45
Women > 55
Cigaratte smoking:
For those who have quit within the last 6 months
Sedentary Lifestyle:
Not participating in physical activity for 30min three times a week
Obesity:
BMI > 30%