Heart Parts
The largest blood vessel - leading away from the left ventricle
aorta
Term meaning that the heart stops beating
cardiac arrest
The pacemaker of the heart
SA node
This makes the heart sound - lub dup
heart valves closing
dye injected into a blood vessel to check for blockages
angiogram
The point at the bottom of the heart
apex
scientific term for heart attack - where heart muscle tissue dies and turns to scar tissue -
Myocardial infarction
The type of heart cells that can beat on their own
All heart cells!
The term meaning to listen with a stethoscope
auscultation
balloon squeezes plaque against wall of artery
angioplasty
The divider between the ventricles
interventricular septum
weakened heart is not able to pump effectively and fluid backs up
CHF - congestive heart failure (or just heart failure)
abnormal beat originating in the ventricles -
PVC - premature ventricular contraction
These valves cause the 1st heart sound -
These valves cause the 2nd heart sound -
1st - tricuspid & mitral
2nd - pulmonary & aortic
Mesh tube left in place after angioplasty
stent
The valve between the left atrium and left ventricle
mitral valve
chest pain that comes and goes - no permanent damage
angina pectoris
Rhythm where the heart is quivering, not contracting - fatal if not treated
ventricular fibrillation
Condition where valves get stiff
stenosis
Wave on the ECG when the atria depolarize & contract
P wave
The right side of the heart is which circuit
pulmonary
decreased blood flow to tissue
ischemia
Action of the defibrillator
stops the heart
The two parts that hold tricuspid & mitral valves shut when ventricles are contracting
chordae tendinae & papillary muscles
A pump is implanted that helps the ventricle pump blood in a weakened heart
VAD or LVAD - ventricular assist device/ Left ventricular assist device