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hardening of an artery
arteriosclerosis
high blood pressure
hypertension
slow heart rate
bradycardia
fast heart rate
tachycardia
pertaining to the heart and lungs
cardiopulmonary
Abnormal quivering of the heart
What is fibrillation
Involuntary muscle contraction of a vessel
What is angiospasm
enlarged heart
cardiomegaly
muscle heart disease
cardiomyopathy
A specialist in studying the heart
What is cardiologist
weakened and dilated artery
aneurysm
Narrowing of a blood vessel
What is angiostenosis
This drug reduces amout of cholestrol in your blood
What is antilipidemic
severe pain around heart
What is angina
death of the heart muscle
MI or myocardial infartion
clot destruction
thombolytic
blood test to determine the amount of heart damage was abnormal
cardiac biomarkers
resulting from insufficient blood flow to heart muscle due to obstruction of coronary artery
coronary artery disease
evaluate heart damage by passing a thin tube through a blood vessel into the heart to detect abnormalities
cardiac catherization
evaluate heart fitness by having patient exercise on a treadmill
What is stress test
open heart surgery to create a shunt around a blocked vessel
coronary artery bypass graft (CABG)
A drug that reduces or prevent cardiac arrhythmias is called?
antiarrythmic
largest artery in the body
aorta
blood clot formed within a blood vessel
thrombus
carries blood away from the heart
Arteries