Anatomy
This chamber of the heart receives oxygen-poor blood from the body.
What is the right atrium?
The prefix brady- means this.
What is slow?
This is the medical term for a heart attack.
What is myocardial infarction?
Abbreviation EKG or ECG stands for this.
What is electrocardiogram?
This medication is commonly used to thin blood.
What is aspirin (or anticoagulant)?
The valve between the left atrium and left ventricle.
What is the mitral (bicuspid) valve?
The root word angi/o refers to this structure.
What is a vessel?
Condition of abnormally high blood pressure.
What is hypertension?
This test uses ultrasound to examine the heart.
What is echocardiography?
A surgical procedure to restore blood flow using a graft.
What is coronary artery bypass graft (CABG)?
These vessels carry oxygen-rich blood from the lungs to the heart.
What are the pulmonary veins?
The suffix -rrhexis means this.
What is rupture?
This condition is the abnormal narrowing of a blood vessel.
What is angiostenosis?
Insertion of a catheter into a vessel to examine the heart.
What is cardiac catheterization?
A procedure using a balloon to open narrowed arteries.
What is angioplasty?
The muscular layer of the heart wall.
What is the myocardium?
The combining form phleb/o means this.
What is vein?
An abnormal sound heard during a heartbeat.
What is a murmur?
A portable device that monitors heart activity.
What is a Holter monitor?
Device implanted to regulate heartbeat.
What is a pacemaker?
This large artery carries oxygenated blood to the body.
What is the aorta?
The term tachycardia literally means this.
What is fast heart (rate)?
This condition involves inflammation of the heart muscle.
What is myocarditis?
Term for recording the electrical activity of the heart.
What is electrocardiography?
This drug class lowers cholesterol levels.
What are statins?