What is the general term for a disease of the myocardium?
100
Endocardium
what is the smooth layer that serves to reduce friction as the blood passes through the heart chambers?
100
Myocarditis
what is the inflammation of the muscle layer of the heart walls?
100
Intracoronary artery sten
What is placement of stent within a coronary artery to treat a coronary ischemia due to atherosclerosis?
100
Embol/o
what is the combining form for plug?
200
Fibrillation
what is an extremely serious arrhythmia characterized by an abnormal quivering or contraction of heart fibers?
200
Capillary bed
what is a network of tiny blood vessels?
200
Polyarthritis
what is inflammation of several arteries?
200
Valve replacement
What is the removal of a diseased heart valve and replaced with a artificial valve?
200
veno/o
what is the combining form for vein?
300
Heart valve prolapse
what is a condition in which the cusps or flaps of the heart valve are too loose and fail to shut tightly allowing blood to flow backwards through the valve when the heart chamber contracts?
300
Blood pressure
what is a measurement of the force exerted by blood against the wall of a blood vessel?
300
Cardiomegaly
What is an enlarged heart?
300
Anticoagulant
What is the prevention of a blood clot formation?
300
-megaly
what is the suffix for enlarged?
400
myocardial infarctions
what is the condition caused by the partial or complete occlusion or closing of one or more of the coronary arteries?
400
Apex
what is the tip of the heart at the lower edge?
400
Arrhythmia
What is an irregular heartbeat?
400
ACE inhibitor drugs
What produces vasodilation and the decrease in blood pressure?
400
-pathy
what is the suffix for disease?
500
Tetralogy of fallot
what is the combination of four congenital anomalies?
500
Pulse
what is a feeling at the wrist or throat is the surge of blood caused by the heart contractions?
500
Endocarditis
what is inflammation of the lining membranes of the heart?
500
Cardiotonic
What is an increase in the force of cardiac muscle contraction, treats congestive heart failure?