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Define Cardiomegaly

Enlarged heart muscle

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This is a symptom of coronary artery disease which is a pain or discomfort in your chest, arm, neck, stomach or jaw that happens when the blood supply to your heart becomes restricted because of your arteries becoming narrowed.

Angina Pectoris

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The is heart is located between what organ

the lungs

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A quick painless test that records electrical signals in the heart.

Electrocardiography
ECG or EKG

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activity recorded in an electrocardiogram caused by extraneous activity such as patient movement, loose lead, or electrical interference.

Artifact

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Define Cardiomyopathy

any disease effecting the myocardium

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Atherosclerosis

Buildup of fatty plaque on the interior lining of arteries

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What is the area called between the left part of the heart and the right side of the heart called

Cellular wall

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It uses sound waves to create detailed images of the heart in motion.
It shows how blood moves through the heart and heart valves.

Echocardiogram

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Electrode or electrical connection attached to the body to record electrical impulses in the body, especially the heart and brain.

Lead

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Bradycardia
&
Tachycardia

Bradycardia: heart rate of less than 60 bpm (Slow heart rate) 

Tachycardia: heart rate of more than 100bpm (Fast heart rate)

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Local dilation in a blood vessel wall

Aneurysm

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What is the name of the 1st part and the last part that the blood comes into the heart and the last area it leaves

The Superior vena cava is first and Aorta is last

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This test often involves walking on the treadmill or riding a stationary bike while the heart is being monitored.

Exercise test or stress test

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Myocardial Infarction (MI)

Death of cardiac muscle due to lack of blood flow to the muscle. Also known as a heart attack.

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Define Pericarditis

inflammation of the sac that covers the heart

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Ischemia of the brain due to an occlusion of the blood vessels supplying the brain, resulting in varying degrees of debilitation

CVA- Cerebrovascular accident

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Name the 4 valves in the heart

Pulmonary, Tricuspid, Mitral, Aortic valve

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Surgical procedure that increases the blood flow to the heart by bypassing the occluded or blocked vessel with a graft.

Coronary artery bypass graft (CABG)

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Palpitations

feeling of an increased heart rate or pounding heart response that may be felt during an emotional response or a cardiac disorder

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Define Myocarditis

Endocarditis

Myocarditis: Inflammation of the myocardial layer of the heart

Endocarditis: Inflammation of the inner lining of the heart.

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your heart muscle can’t meet your body’s demand for blood and oxygen

Congestive Heart Failure

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Out of the 4 main functions of the heart. Name 3!

(1) Maintain blood pressure (2) Pumping oxygenated blood to other parts of the body (3) Receiving deoxygenated blood and carrying metabolic waste products from the body and pumping it to the lungs for oxygen

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A procedure that improves blood flow through a coronary artery by pressing the plaque against the wall of the artery with a balloon on a catheter, allowing more blood flow.

Percutaneous Transluminal Coronary Angioplasty (PTCA)

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Acute episode of cerebrovascular insufficiency, usually a result of narrowing of an artery by atherosclerotic plaques, emboli, or vasospasms; usually passes quickly by should be considered a warning for predisposition to cerebrovascular accidents.

Transient ischemic attach (TIA)