The large blood vessel that carries oxygen away from the heart.
What is aorta
100
Term for slow heart rate.
What is bradycardia
100
Inflammation of inner lining of the heart.
What is endocarditis
100
Abnormally swollen and twisted veins, usually occurring in the legs.
What is varicose veins
200
The large blood vessel that brings deoxygenated blood to the heart from upper parts of the body.
What is superior vena cava
200
The large blood vessel that carries deoxygenated blood from the lower body to the heart.
What is the inferior vena cava
200
Term for the upper chambers of the heart.
What is atrium (plural = atria)
200
Another term for high blood pressure.
What is hypertension
200
Process that uses echoes from high-frequency sound waves to produce images of the heart.
What is echocardiography
300
A term that refers to the lower tip of the heart.
What is the apex
300
The only artery that carries deoxygenated blood.
What is pulmonary artery
300
Very rapid, random, inefficient, and irregular contractions of the heart (350 or more per minute); shockable.
What is fibrillation
300
A condition involving a blood clot that forms in a large vein, usually in a lower limb.
What is deep vein thrombosis (DVT)
300
Process of recording the electricity flowing through the heart.
What is electrocardiography (ECG or EKG)
400
The valve that is located between the right atrium and ventricle.
What is tricuspid valve
400
The side of the heart that contains oxygenated blood
What is LEFT
400
Electrical device that is implanted to overcome arrhythmias and to keep the heart beating at the proper rate.
What is cardiac pacemaker
400
Local widening of an arterial wall; associated with a risk of rupture or hemorrhage.
What is aneurysm
400
A type of monitoring that requires the patient to wear a compact version of an EKG during daily activities throughout a 24-hour period in order to detect cardiac arrhythmias.
What is holter monitoring
500
Known as the pacemaker of the heart
What is sinoatrial node or SA node
500
The contraction phase of the heartbeat.
What is systole
500
An extra heart sound, heard between normal beats.
What is murmur
500
Condition that involves the improper closing of the valve located between the left atrium and ventricle.