Randos
surgical removal of a varicose vein
varicotomy
low blood pressure
hypotension
disease of the arteries
arteriopathy
drug that breaks up clots
thrombolytic
record of an artery
arteriogram
basic life support through artificial breathing and chest compressions
cardiopulmonary resuscitation
pressure exerted on blood vessels when heart is relaxed
diastolic
inflammation of the tissue around the heart
pericarditis
drug that prevents or relieves the symptoms of chest pain
antianginal
use of sound waves to produce an image of the heart; the same procedure as an ultrasound performed on pregnant women, but instead it is performed on a heart
echocardiography
suture of an artery
arteriorrhaphy
stone forming in the wall of a blood vessel
angiolith
narrowing of the veins
phlebostenosis
drug that causes the relaxation or expansion of a blood vessel
vasodilator
surgery to bypass a blocked artery in the heart
coronary artery bypass surgery
MRA stands for
magnetic resonance angiography
formation of fatty plaque on the wall of an artery
atherogenesis
heart muscle hardens, restricting the expansion of the heart
restrictive cardiomyopathy
drug that increases the strength of the heart contractions
cardiotonic
procedure to look inside a blood vessel
vascular endoscopy
part of EKG with depolarization of atrial myocardium that signals onset of atrial contraction
P wave
profuse sweating
diaphoresis
fluid pouring out into the tissue around the heart
pericardial effusion
alternate treatment for a coronary artery that passes instruments up a patient’s blood vessels into the heart
percutaneous coronary intervention
uses an EKG to measure how the heart responds during either physical or chemical stimulation
stress test