Anatomy
Chamber of Heart where myocardium is thickest
Left Ventricle
Ventricular Contraction phase of the heart beat
Systole
Severe chest pain caused by insufficient blood flow
Angina Pectoris
Weakened dilated area of artery
Aneurysm
Doctor who specializes in heart conditions
Cardiologist
Membrane that lines the chambers of heart
endocardium
The heart beat starts here!
Sinoatrial node
Heart Attack- occlusion of blood supply to the heart
Myocardial infarction
pooling of blood in superficial veins due to faulty valves:
Varicose veins
The term for an electrical device that can help return the heart to a normal rhythm is a/an
Defibrillator
The 2 upper chambers of heart
Atria
The conduction ends here!
Purkinje fibers
Soft whooshing heart sound
Heart murmur
Surgical repair of a vein is:
Venoplasty
This test measures the electrical activity of the heart
Electrocardiography
Another name for the right atrioventricuar valve
Tricuspid
The second stop on the conduction path
Atrioventricular node
Uncoordinated and rapid heart contractions
Fibrillation
The term for the occlusion of a blood vessel by a floating particle of clot, fat or air
Embolism
Where we normally auscultate BP
Brachial artery
Arteries which feed the myocardium
Coronary arteries
The current passes through here before it "branches"out
Bundle of his
Abnormality present in heart at birth
Congenital heart defect
Inflammation of vein because of clot
Thrombophelbitis
A picture of arteries
Arteriogram