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1、Unit11-1Anormalheartpumpsbloodregularlythroughthebody.Coronaryarteriesbringbloodtotheheart.Whenplaquecollectsinthearteriesthenthearteriesnarrow,theplaquecanbreakoffcreatingabloodclotwhichdecreasesthebloodflowtotheheartcausingaheartattack.Itisimportanttoseekmedicalattentionimmediatelyifyouthin
2、kyouarehavingaheartattack.----Ifyou think youarehavinga heartattack,thereareseveralthingsthatyouneedtodo.Numberoneisyouneedtotakeanaspirinrightawayifyouarenottakingitalready.Numbertwoifthediscomfortlastformorethan15minutes；Iwouldgetonthephoneandcall911,sothatyoucangettoahospitalasquicklyaspos
3、sible.----Ifyougettoanemergencyroomquickly,wecanactuallyopenupthatcoronaryartery,reproducebloodandsavealotoftheheartthatwouldhaveotherwisebeenlost.Andthatisbuyinggoodyearsaddedontoyourlife.----Afteraheartattack,somepatientsaregivenastent,asmalldevicethatkeepsthearteryfromre-narrowing.Theoddso
4、fthearteryre-narrowingafterthestentareashighas30%.Onewaytokeepthearteryfromre-narrowingistouseastentthatreleasesadrugintotheartery.Stentsmaynotalwaysbeanoptionforsomepatientsbecausetheirarteriesaretoosmallortoodamaged.Ifthestentisnotanoption,patientsareadvisedtodohaveabypasssurgery.Thereare75
5、0,000bypasssurgeriesperformedintheUnitedStateseveryyear.Afterthepatientisgivenhisstentorhasbypasssurgery,therehabprocessbegins.Duringrehabilitation,thepatientlearnsaboutnutrition,weightmanagement,andemotionalsupport.Thepatientisalsocarefullywatchedwhileexercisingtomeasurethelevelofexertions.P
6、atientsmayalsobegivenmedicationtocontrolcholesterollevels,lowerbloodpressureortolimitbloodclotting.----These are thedoorsthatheartdiseasecameintoyourlife:elevatedbloodpressures,smoking,stress,cholesteroletc.Youcanclosethosedoors,sothatitdoesnotkeepcomingin.----Patientscanlivehealthylivesafter
7、theirheartattacks.Iftheyeatnutritiously,exerciseregularly,quitsmokingiftheyweresmokersandgettheirbloodpressureandbadcholesterollevelsundercontrol.Warm-upTasksTask1:TrueorFalseStatements1.T2.T3.T4.F5.F6.T7.FTask2:SentenceCompletion1.seekmedica
