The Cardiovascular System is composed of the heart and ________.
Blood vessels
100
What is the medical term for chest pain?
angina
100
What is the name of the procedure in which electrical shock is delivered randomly during the cardiac cycle to treat life-threatening arrhythmias.
defibrillation
100
HTN
hypertension
100
BP
blood pressure
200
What are the blood vessels that carry nutrients from the heart to the body cells?
arteries
200
Which disease is caused by a buildup of plaqulike substance composed of cholesterol, lipids and cellular debris?
arteriosclerosis
200
What is the term for removal of an embolus?
embolectomy
200
MI
myocardial infarction
200
arrhythmia in which there is a fast but regular rhythm.
tachycardia
300
What are the blood vessels that return blood to the heart?
Veins
300
What is an inflammation of the inner lining of the heart and it's valves?
Endocarditis
300
What is the name of the endovascular procedure that reopens narrow blood vessels and restores blood flow?
angioplasty
300
AAA
abdominal aortic aneurysm
300
What is the name for the muscular layer of the heart?
myocardium
400
What are the microscopic vessels that join the arterial system with the venous system?
capillaries
400
What is the name for the most common primary tumor of the heart?
myxoma
400
What defibrillation technique uses low energy shocks to treat an arrhythmia?
cardioversion
400
DVT
deep vein thrombosis
400
Which type of aneurysm has a dilation to one side of the artery?
saccular
500
What is the name of the sac that the heart is in?
pericardium
500
What is normal blood pressure?
systolic- below 120, diastolic- below 80
500
What is the name of the procedure in which a catheter is placed into the heart through a vein or artery to provide a comprehensive evaluation of the heart?