EXSC 387 Hager Exam 2 2025 UPDATE Verified
Questions and well Detailed Answers Latest update
2025/26
Difference between CVD and CHD -CORRECT ANSWER CVD: includes heart disease,
stroke, high blood pressure, heart failure, arrhythmias, atrial fibrillation, cardiomyopathy,
peripheral artery disease
CHD: When atherosclerosis blocks a coronary vessel it is called CHD, the major form of
CVD
Heart pumps how many times in a normal lifetime? -CORRECT ANSWER 3 billion
times
Heart pumps how many gallons of blood in a lifetime? -CORRECT ANSWER 42 million
gallons
An American dies every________seconds from CVD -CORRECT ANSWER 34
seconds
____of 10 coffins in US contain a victim of CVD -CORRECT ANSWER 4 out of 10
_____of CVD deaths occur prematurely (< age 75) -CORRECT ANSWER 1/3
, How many heart disease deaths per day? -CORRECT ANSWER 2278 deaths per day
What is atherosclerosis? -CORRECT ANSWER The build-up of fatty, plaque in the
inner layer of the artery wall
Atherosclerosis contributes to ____% of CVD -CORRECT ANSWER 85%
When atherosclerosis blocks a coronary vessel it is called_______, the major form of
CVD -CORRECT ANSWER CHD
Stroke is _____leading cause of death and kills more than ______per year -CORRECT
ANSWER 3rd; 160,000
Process of Atherosclerosis: -CORRECT ANSWER First, the artery wall is damaged or
injured in some way
Hypertension
Hypercholesterolemia
Oxidized low-density lipoprotein (LDL)
Cigarette smoking
Toxins and viruses
Blood flow turbulence
Questions and well Detailed Answers Latest update
2025/26
Difference between CVD and CHD -CORRECT ANSWER CVD: includes heart disease,
stroke, high blood pressure, heart failure, arrhythmias, atrial fibrillation, cardiomyopathy,
peripheral artery disease
CHD: When atherosclerosis blocks a coronary vessel it is called CHD, the major form of
CVD
Heart pumps how many times in a normal lifetime? -CORRECT ANSWER 3 billion
times
Heart pumps how many gallons of blood in a lifetime? -CORRECT ANSWER 42 million
gallons
An American dies every________seconds from CVD -CORRECT ANSWER 34
seconds
____of 10 coffins in US contain a victim of CVD -CORRECT ANSWER 4 out of 10
_____of CVD deaths occur prematurely (< age 75) -CORRECT ANSWER 1/3
, How many heart disease deaths per day? -CORRECT ANSWER 2278 deaths per day
What is atherosclerosis? -CORRECT ANSWER The build-up of fatty, plaque in the
inner layer of the artery wall
Atherosclerosis contributes to ____% of CVD -CORRECT ANSWER 85%
When atherosclerosis blocks a coronary vessel it is called_______, the major form of
CVD -CORRECT ANSWER CHD
Stroke is _____leading cause of death and kills more than ______per year -CORRECT
ANSWER 3rd; 160,000
Process of Atherosclerosis: -CORRECT ANSWER First, the artery wall is damaged or
injured in some way
Hypertension
Hypercholesterolemia
Oxidized low-density lipoprotein (LDL)
Cigarette smoking
Toxins and viruses
Blood flow turbulence
