The Best of CF's
Meaning of these 2 CF's is:
What is cardi/o & coron/o
Meaning of tachycardia
What is rapid heart beat
Inflammation of the muscular layer of the heart
Vessels that transport blood from peripheral tissues back to the heart
What is a vein
HTN means
Hypertension
CF for fatty tissue
What is ather/o?
Inflammation of a vein
What is phlebitis
Severe congenital narrowing of the aorta
What is coarctation of the aorta
Condition in which there is severe pain due to decrease oxygen to the heart muscle
What is angina pectoris
CAD means
Coronary Artery Disease
CF for pulse
What is sphygm/o
Medical Term means hardening of arteries
What is arteriosclerosis?
What is the medical term for a weakness in the wall of an artery causing a bulging/widening
What is an aneurysm
Complete stopping of heart activity
What is cardiac arrest
MVP means
Mitral Valve Prolapse
Meaning of arterio/o
What is a artery
Meaning of medical term angioplasty
What is surgical repair of a vessel
What is the medical term for serious arrhythmia caused by abnormal quivering
What is fibrillation
Condition caused by a partial or complete occlusion of one or more coronary arteries
ECHO
What is echocardiogram
Meaning of these two CF's is vein
What is ven/i & phleb/o
Medical Term arteriorrhexis means
What is a ruptured artery
Medical term that means inflammation of the lining membranes of the heart usually caused by bacterial infection
What is endocarditis
Decreased outflow of blood from the left side of the heart (pumping problem)
What is congestive heart failure CHF
CABG
What is coronary artery bypass graft