Structure and Function
The largest and most muscular chamber of the heart
What is the left ventricle?
Arteri/o
What is artery?
HR
What is heart rate?
A weakening and bulging of part of a vessel wall
What is an aneurysm?
Creation and study of graphic records of electric currents originating in the heart
What is an electrocardiogram (EKG)?
The superior and inferior vena cava empty deoxygenated blood in to this
What is the right atria?
Cardi/o
MI
What is myocardial infarction?
The narrowing of the lumen, or inner open space of a vessel, of heart arteries due to arteriosclerosis and atherosclerosis
What is coronary artery disease?
Treadmill test that can show if the blood supply is reduced in the arteries that supply the heart
What is a stress test?
The heart is located in this general area of the chest
What is the mediastinum?
Hem/o
What is blood?
DVT
What is deep-vein thrombosis?
Undissolved matter floating in blood or lymph fluid that may cause an occlusion and infarction
What is an embolus?
The evaluation of the heart vessels and valves via the injection of dye that shows up under radiology
What is a cardiac catheterization?
These vessels lead to the lungs, where CO2 is exchanged for O2
What are the pulmonary arteries?
thromb/o
What is thrombus or clot?
HTN
What is hypertension?
The temporary reduction in blood supply to a localized area of tissue
What is ischemia?
A voluntary procedure involving the restoration of normal sinus rhythm (NSR) by chemical or electrical means
What is cardioversion?
These vessels supply the heart with oxygen and nutrients
What are the coronary vessels?
phleb/o
What is vein?
CABG
The thickening, loss of elasticity, and loss of contractility of arterial walls.
What is arteriosclerosis?
An alternative way of a traditional echocardiogram, this is the study of the heart via a probe placed in the esophagus
What is a transesophogeal echocardiogram (TEE)?