Diagnostic test and Procedures
This test uses sticky patches on your chest to track your hearts electrical activity.
What is a EKG (or ECG)
This common surgery opens up a tiny blocked heart artery using a tiny balloon
What is angioplasty
This medicine helps lower blood pressure so the heart stops working so hard
What are antihypertensives
This abbreviation means "blood pressure"
What is BP
What is hypertension
This test is like an ultrasound for your heart and shows how well it pumps
This procedure uses a mesh tube to keep an artery open after its unblocked
What is a stent placement
This drug helps lower cholesterol so arteries don't get clogged
What are statins
This abbreviation means medicine "by mouth"
What is PO
This happens when your heart isn't pumping as strong as it should
What is heart failure
This test makes you walk or run on a treadmill while doctors watch your heart
What is a stress test
This major surgery uses blood vessels from somewhere else in the body to go around a blocked heart artery
What is a coronary bypass surgery (CABG)
This medicine makes the body get rid of extra water and salt to help the heart and blood pressure
What are diuretics (water pills)
This abbreviation means "as needed"
What is PRN
This condition is when the heart's blood flow gets blocked and causes part of the heart muscle to die
What is a heart attack
This test takes a picture of your heart using a giant magnet machine
What is an MRI of the heart
This device is put in someones chest to help develop their heart beat at a normal speed
This drug slows down the heart rate so it beats more calmly
What are beta-blockers
This abbreviation means "heart rate"
This is when the heartbeat rhythms are off, like to slow or to fast
What are arrhythmias
This test involves threading a tiny needle into a blood vessel to check for blockage in your heart
What is a cardiac catheterization
This medicine is often given to help prevent blood clots in people with heart problems
This strong medicine keeps blood from clotting and is used for serious heart problems
What are anticoagulants
This abbreviation means "nothing by mouth"
This disease happens when plague builds up in the arteries and makes them narrow or blocked
What is coronary artery disease