Heart Structure
The tissue lining the inside of the heart
What is Endocardium?
Development of blood vessels
What is Angiogenesis?
Disease of the heart muscle
What is Cardiomyopathy?
Bulge in a blood vessel
What is an Aneurysm?
BP
The tissue around the heart
What is Pericardium?
Blockage of blood flow to an organ
What is Ischemia?
Blockage of blood to the heart muscle
What is Myocardial Ischemia?
Blood vessel tumor
What is an Angioma?
HTN
What is Hypertension?
The tissue lining the outside of the heart
What is Epicardium?
Involuntary contraction of a blood vessel
Death of heart muscle tissue
Narrowing of the veins
What is Phlebostenosis?
SCA
What is Sudden Cardiac Arrest?
The large-diameter vein that gathers blood from the body and returns it to the heart
What is Vena Cava?
Hardening of a vein
Flaw in the septum that divides the two atria of the heart
What is Atrial Septal Defect?
Formation of a blood clot in a vein deep in the body, most commonly the leg
What is Deep Vein Thrombosis?
CTA
What is Computed Tomographic Angiography?
The portion of the Vena Cava that gathers blood from the upper part of the body (head and arms)
What is Superior Vena Cava?
Enlarged, dilated veins toward the surface of the skin
What are Varicose Veins?
Heart muscle becomes enlarged and blocks blood flow
What is Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy?
Flow of blood backward from the aorta into the heart; caused by a weak heart valve
CABG
What is Coronary Artery Bypass Graft?