Anatomy
A blood vessel that carries blood to the heart
What is vena?
What is presión baja/hipotensión?
Process of recording the electricity flowing through the heart and thus the rhythm of the heartbeat.
What is ECG (EKG) = electrocardiograma?
Fast heart rate
What is Taquicardia?
When the heart stops beating suddenly and respiration and other body functions stop as a result
What is Paro cardíaco/paro cardiopulmonar?
A blood vessel that carries blood (usually with oxygen) away from the heart to the cells, tissues, and organs of the body
What is arteria?
High blood pressure
What is presión alta/hipertensión?
a medical device which uses electrical impulses, delivered by electrodes contacting the heart muscles, to regulate the beating of the heart.
What is Marcapasos?
Slow heart rate
What is Bradicardia?
a piece of tissue or an organ transplanted from a donor or from the patient's own body to an area of the body that needs the tissue.
What is injerto?
The main artery of the body, supplying oxygenated blood to the circulatory system
What is aorta?
A disease when arteries harden and become narrower due to the plaque.
What is ateroesclerosis?
Ultrasound of heart
What is ECO = ecocardiografía?
Irregular heart rate
What is Arritmia?
a tiny tube of plastic or metal mesh placed inside a blood vessel or other duct to keep it open.
What is “estent”/Endoprótesis?
Allows blood to flow through it in only one direction
What is válvula?
A condition in which a blood clot forms in a vein that is deep inside the body.
What is trombosis venosa profunda (TVP)
helps a doctor find out how well the patient's heart handles work. During this test a patient walks on a treadmill or pedals a stationary bicycle while hooked up to equipment that monitors the heart.
What is prueba de esfuerzo con ejercicio?
Scarring or death of the heart due to the lack of oxygen.
What is ataque al corazón/Infarto (de miocardio)?
A class of drugs that prevent blood from clotting and help to keep existing blood clots from getting worse
What is Anticoagulante?
A top chamber of the heart in which blood enters the heart.
What is aurícula?
A condition when blood supply to the brain is interrupted, depriving the cells of oxygen and other nutrients. There are two types of stroke - those caused by blood clots in the brain and those that occur when blood vessels burst.
What is Ataque cerebral (infarto cerebral)/Sinónimos Accidente cerebrovascular (ACV)/apoplejía.
a diagnostic procedure used to show how well the heart is supplied (perfused) with blood at rest and under stress. It shows areas of the heart that have reduced blood supply due to narrowing of coronary arteries. A small amount of radioactive tracer (isotope thallium) is used to show the heart muscle.
What is Prueba de esfuerzo nuclear
Sinónimo examen nuclear por imágenes, examen de perfusión por imágenes
a condition in which there is uncoordinated contraction of the ventricles
What is Fibrilación ventricular?
A procedure that can correct heart rhythm problems
What is ablación cardíaca?