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I am the amount of ventricular stretch at the end of diastole.
Preload?
I am the fluid filled sac that surrounds the heart
Pericardium
I am used when there is regurgitation of the mitral valve
Mitral valve replacement
Tricuspid valve
Right
Checks for clots while providing a detailed picture of the heart and its internal structures.
TEE
You use me to lower a heart rate but I am not a procedure or medication.
Valsalva maneuver
I am the two lower chambers of the heart
Ventricles
I am mostly used as a diagnostic tool. I am a catheter that is threaded through an artery or vein into the heart; often I can clear a blockage in this area.
Cardiac catheterization
Mitral valve
Left
I test for the level of a protein found in the heart which only enters the bloodstream when there is heart damage. My partner and I are IT when it comes to diagnosing myocardial infarctions.
The volume of blood pumped out of the left ventricle of the heart during each systolic cardiac contraction.
Stroke volume
I receive oxygenated blood from the lungs and pump it through the mitral valve to the left ventricle.
Left atrium
I am used to treatment of endocarditis and the prevention of valvular disease.
Antibiotics
Tachypnea
Left
I am a lab value. My levels go up when the heart cannot pump the way it should. The higher I am, the more likely there is heart failure. Some call me a pro.
BNP
I am chest pain at rest. With me you will see ST changes on your ECG.
Variant angina
I separate the right atrium from the right ventricle.
Tricuspid valve
I am the pain reliever of choice during a myocardial infarction.
Morphine
Edema
Right
I use sound waves to create pictures of the heart. I can diagnose heart failure. Hint: Ejection fraction.
Echocardiogram
I am caused by the closing of the mitral and tricuspid valves during ventricular contraction.
S1, systole, lub
I receive unoxygenated blood from the superior and inferior vena cava.
I am given in order to prevent strain that may trigger arrhythmias or cardiac arrest.
Stool softener
Fatigue
Left and right
I use radioactive material to show how well blood flows into the heart muscles.
Nuclear stress test.