1. What is atherosclerosis?: Answer A buildup of fibrous plaque that can form in the arteries 2. Where can atherosclerosis form?: Answer - Abdominal aorta - Coronary arteries - Carotid/Cerebral arteries - Arteries of the lower extremities 3. What is Angina?: Answer The muscles of the heart aching due to lack of oxygen (due to atherosclerosis/narrow arteries, etc) 4. It takes roughly % occlusion of the arteries for to occur.: Answer 70; Angina 5. How is a stress test performed?: Answer A patient is told to use a treadmill. Once the patient begins to experience symptoms of angina, we record the exertion interval it took for angina to occur (and potential EKG changes). 6. What is a cardiac catheterization?: Answer A generated model of a pts. heart that shows the vasculature and structure Can be used along with contrast to determine where a blockage is by seeing where the contrast stops being carried