Abbreviations One
Heart
Vessels
Parts
Abbreviations Two
100
 sinoatrial, area of the heart that starts a contraction
What is SA
100
expression of speed or frequency of an event in relation to a specified amount of time, number of contractions of the heart per minute
What is Rate
100
microscopic vessels that carry blood between the arterial and venous vessels
What is Capillary(ies)
100
divides the right and left sides of the heart
What is Septum
100
high-density lipoprotein, "Good" cholesterol
What is HDL
200
low-density lipoprotein, "Bad" cholesterol
What is LDL
200
pertaining to the heart or coronary arteries that supply blood to the heart muscle
What is Coronary
200
branch together to form larger veins
What is Venules
200
lower chambers of the heart
What is Ventricles
200
congestive heart failure, inability of the heart to pump enough blood through the body
What is CHF
300
peripheral artery disease, diseases of the arteries that supply blood to the legs and arms
What is PAD
300
 general circulation; carrying oxygenated blood from the left ventricle to tissues of the body and returning the venous blood to the right atrium of the heart
What is Systemic
300
delivers the blood away from the heart and out to the body
What is Artery/arteries
300
the upper chambers of the heart
What is Atrium/Atria
300
coronary artery disease, disease of the vessels that supply blood to the heart
What is CAD
400
 high-density lipoprotein, internal heart defibrillator
What is ICD
400
restoration of normal heart rhythm by electrical shock
What is Cardioversion
400
delivers the blood back to the heart
What is Veins
400
aorta branches into other arteries, which in turn branch into smaller vessels
What is Arterioles
400
 echocardiography, images created using ultrasonic waves
What is ECHO
500
single photon emission computed tomography, process that takes photos and makes a 3D computerized image
What is SPECT
500
carrying venous blood from the right ventricle to the lungs and returning oxygenated blood to the left atrium of the heart
What is Pulmonary circulation
500
circulation refers to the path of the blood from the intestines, gallbladder, pancreas, stomach, and spleen through the liver.
What is Hepatic
500
two-sided double pump
What is Heart
500
Organ Procurement Transplantation Network, organization that monitors and manages transplant
What is OPTN
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