Abbreviations
AV
What is atrioventricular
Prevent clotting or coagulation of blood
What are anticoagulants?
-itis
What is inflammation
HDL
What is high density lipoprotein
-gram
What is record, writing
US
What is an ultrasound?
Disease of the electrical system of the heart, which controls activity of heart muscle
What is heart block?
CV
What is cardiovascular?
AED
What is an automatic external defibrillator
Relieve chest pain associated with angina and ease symptoms of heart failure (HF)
What are nitrates?
-oma
What is a tumor?
aort/o
What is aorta?
-graph
What is an instrument for recording
MVP
What is mitral valve prolapse
Consistently elevated blood pressure, causing damage to the blood vessels and, ultimately, the heart
What is hypertension?
CT
What is computed tomography
AAA
What is abdominal aortic aneurysm
HF
What is heart failure
-stenois
What is narrowing; stricture
arter/o
What are arteries?
-um
What is structure; thing
MI
What is myocardial infarction ?
AV block in which only some atrial electrical impulses are conducted to the ventricles
What is second degree heart block?
CABG
What is coronary artery bypass graft
BP
What is blood pressure
Slow the heart rate and reduce the force with which the heart muscle contracts, lowering blood pressure
What are beta blockers?
-um
What is a structure; thing
angi/o
What is a vessel (usually blood or lymph)
-graphy
What is process of recording
HTN
What is hypertension?
Occurs when the heart is unable to pump enough blood flow to meet the needs of the body and can cause a number of symptoms, such as shortness of breath, leg swelling, and exercise intolerance
What is heart block?
CAD
What is coronary artery disease
ASHD
What is arteriosclerotic heart disease
Reduce cholesterol levels in blood and block production of an enzyme in the liver that produces cholesterol
What are statins?
-osis
What is abnormal condition; increase (used primarily with blood cells)
aneurysm/o
What is widening; widened blood vessel
-ac
What is pertaining to
ICD
What is implantable cardioverter-defibrillator
Atrioventricular (AV) block in which atrial electrical impulses are delayed by a fraction of a second before being conducted to the ventricles
What is first degree heart block?
EVLA
What is endovenous laser ablation
AICD
What is an automatic implantable cardioverter-defibrillator
Dissolve (lyse) blood clots in a process known as thrombolysis
What are thrombolytics?
-ectomy
What is excision, removal
electr/o
What is electricity?
brady-
What is slow
PDV
What is patent ductus arteriosus
AV block in which no electrical impulses reach the ventricles; also called complete heart block (CHB)
What is third degree heart block?
EVLT
What is endovenous laser therapy, endoluminal laser therapy