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Number 1. the process of plaque buildup in the lining of the heart’s arteries that leads to narrowing of that artery

Correct Answer: coronary heart disease

Number 2. high LDL levels “bad” cholesterol

Correct Answer: Elevated Cholesterol

Number 3. fats in the blood

Correct Answer: Elevated triglycerides

Number 4. “good cholesterol” carrying bad cholesterol to the liver for excretion

Correct Answer: Low HDL levels

Number 5. also called a myocardial infarction or MI, occurs when the heart muscle (or myocardium) itself does not receive enough oxygen-rich blood

Correct Answer: heart attack

Number 6. a heart attack

Correct Answer: myocardial infarction

Number 7. the heart muscle

Correct Answer: myocardium

Number 8. a blood clot

Correct Answer: thrombus