General Heart Conditions
Chest pain due to reduced blood flow to the heart
Angina pectoris
Inflammation of a vein
Phlebitis
Formation of a blood clot
Thrombogenesis
Recording of the heart’s electrical activity
Electrocardiography
Fatty plaque within a blood vessel
Atheroma
The heart does not beat in a normal rhythm in this condition
Arrhythmia
Presence of a clot in a vein without notable inflammation
Phlebothrombosis
Dissolution or breakdown of a thrombus
Thrombolysis
Suturing of an artery
Arteriorrhaphy
Condition defined by irregular heart rhythm
Arrhythmia
A person with long-term high blood pressure develops an enlarged heart
Cardiomegaly
Sudden contraction of a venous structure
Venospasm
Fatty mass located within an arterial wall
Atheroma
Puncture performed on the heart
Cardiocentesis
Inflammatory condition affecting a vein
Phlebitis
Inflammatory condition of the sac enclosing the heart
Pericarditis
Softening affecting the wall of a vessel
Angiomalacia
Surgical removal of an embolus
Embolectomy
Narrowing of the aortic valve causing obstruction of blood flow
Aortic stenosis
Enlargement of the heart
Cardiomegaly
Rupture of the cardiac wall
Cardiorrhexis
Arterial narrowing caused by lipid accumulation
Atherosclerosis
Necrosis of heart muscle due to blocked blood supply
Myocardial infarction
Electrical recording of cardiac activity represented as waves
Electrocardiography
Process involving clot formation in blood
Thrombogenesis