Diseases and Disorders
The medical term for a heart attack.
What is myocardial infarction?
These are the lower to chambers of the heart.
What are the (left and right) ventricles?
This is the primary blood vessel that takes blood out of the heart to the body.
What is the aorta?
cardi/o
What is the heart?
tachy-
What is fast?
This is a buildup of plaque in your coronary artery, treated with an angioplasty.
What is coronary artery disease?
These are the upper to chambers of the heart.
What are the (left and right) atria?
These are the primary veins that return blood to the heart.
What are the superior and inferior vena cavas?
electr/o
What is electricity?
brady-
What is slow?
This is the inability for the heart to pump enough blood to meet the needs of the body.
What is congestive heart failure?
These vessels bring blood from the heart to the lungs.
What are the pulmonary arteries?
These vessels return blood from the lungs to the heart.
What are the pulmonary veins?
ech/o
What is sound?
-sclerosis
What is hardening?
This disorder impacts the muscle tissue of the heart, typically causing it to enlarge.
What is cardiomyopathy?
This AV valve is on the right side.
What is the tricuspid valve?
This is the primary artery for measuring blood pressure.
What is the brachial artery?
ventricul/o
What is ventricles?
-gia
What is pain?
A defect in the wall of an artery, where is becomes thin and can balloon out.
What is an aneurysm?
This AV valve is on the left side.
What is the bicuspid/mitral valve?
This is the primary artery for measuring your pulse.
What is the radial artery?
arther/o
What is yellowish, fatty plaque?
-centesis
What is surgical puncture to aspirate fluid?