Causes
Symptoms
Treatment
Diagnosis
Complications
100
Failure of the heart valve to develop properly in utero
What is congenital heart defect
100
Pain or tightness in the chest
What is angina
100
A procedure where a doctor uses a thin tube tipped with a balloon
What is balloon valvuloplasty
100
Instrument that a physician uses to listen to the heart
What is a stethoscope
100
Medical term for the termination of a heartbeat
What is cardiac arrest
200
With age these type of deposits can accumulate in the aortic valve
What is calcium
200
Extreme tiredness, especially during times of activity
What is fatigue
200
A valve made from metal
What is a mechanical valve
200
A picture of your chest that allows doctors to check the size and shape of the heart
What is a chest x-ray
200
Buildup of fluid around the heart, and lungs
What is congestive heart failure
300
A complication of strep throat that may cause scar tissue to form on aortic valve
What is rheumatic fever
300
An extra or unusual sound heard during a heartbeat
What is a heart murmur
300
A surgical procedure where the narrowed aortic valve is replaced
What is aortic valve replacement
300
A test that uses sound waves to produce an image of the heart
What is an echocardiogram
300
An irregular heart rhythm
What is an arrhythmia
400
An aortic valve that has only one leaflet
What is unicuspid
400
Sensations of a rapid fluttering heartbeat
What are palpations
400
A less invasive procedure performed via the femoral artery
What is Trans Catheter Aortic Valve Implantation (TAVI)
400
Die injected through a catheter to view blockages in the heart
What is cardiac catheterization
400
An abnormal heart rhythm that causes the upper chamber of the heart to beat in an abnormal rhythm
What is atrial fibrillation (A-FIB)
500
Narrowing of the aortic valve
What is aortic stenosis
500
Transient loss of consciousness
What is syncope
500
A procedure used in infants that separates the leaflets of the valve
What is surgical valvuloplasty
500
A test that measures electrical impulses given off by the heart
What is an electrocardiogram
500
An infection of the inside inning of the heart that can attack one or more of the heart valves
What is bacterial endocarditis
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