Name that body part
Valve between the left atrium and left ventricle
What is the Mitral Valve?
SA Node
What is pacemaker of the heart?
Aneurysm
What is local widening of an artery?
Arrhythmia
What is an inability of the heart to maintain a steady beat?
AICD
What is implanted defibrillator that automatically detects and corrects arrhythmias?
Largest artery in the body
What is the aorta?
Pulmonary Veins
What is carry oxygenated blood from the lungs to the heart?
Embolism
What is the blockage of an artery by foreign material in the bloodstream?
Cardioversion
What is restoration of normal heart rhythm by applying electrical shock to the chest?
Valvuloplasty
What is a widening of a heart valve to increase blood flow?
Upper chambers of the heart
What are the atria?
Pulmonary arteries
What is carry oxygen-poor blood from the heart to lungs?
Intermittent Claudication
What is pain or discomfort in a body part caused by any activity which exerts the affect body part?
Statins
What are drugs that reduce low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol in the blood?
Echocardiography
What is an ultrasound technique used to image the heart and evaluate its chambers and valves; used to detect pathological conditions?
Smallest blood vessel
What is a capillary?
Cardiologist
What is a physician who studies and treats diseases of the heart?
Angina pectoris
What is an episode of chest pain; associated with heart attack?
Myocardial Infarction
What is partial or complete occlusion of one or more of the coronary arteries; also called heart attack?
Troponin I
What is a blood test that measures protein released into circulation after myocardial injury?
Inner lining of the heart
What is the Endocardium?
Coronary Arteries
What is to carry oxygen-rich blood from the aorta to the heart muscle?
Arteriosclerosis
What is a hardening of the arteries?
Angioplasty
What is endovascular procedure that reopens narrowed blood vessels and restores forward blood flow?
Cardiac Enzyme Studies
What are a battery of blood tests performed to determine the presence of cardiac damage?