diseases NOT from word parts
acute coronary syndrome
disorder of the heart caused by persistently high blood pressure
hypertensive heart disease
high frequency sound waves for detection of blood flow within vessels
Doppler ultrasound
angioma
surgical repair of a valve
valvuloplasty
disturbance or abnormality in heart's normal rhythmic pattern
arrhythmia
narrowing of the valve that connect the left atrium to the left ventricle
mitral valve stenosis
study that evaluates cardiac function during physical stress by riding a bike or walking on a treadmill
exercise stress test
hardening of the arteries
arteriosclerosis
radiographic image of a vein
venogram
acute compression of the heart caused by fluid accumulation in the pericardial cavity
cardiac tamponade
distended or tortuous veins in the lower extremities
varicose veins
pressure exerted by the blood against blood vessel walls
blood pressure
deficiency of blood flow (constriction/obstruction of blood vessel)
ischemia
visual examination of a blood vessel
angioscopy
reduced blood flow through the arteries that supply blood to the myocardium
coronary artery disease
death of a portion of the myocardium caused by lack of oxygen resulting from interrrupted blood supply
myocardial infarction (MI)
device used to measure blood pressure
sphygmomanometer
hardening of fatty plaque in artery wall
atherosclerosis
excision of a plug (embolus/clot)
embolectomy
blood clot in a deep vein of the body
deep vein thrombosis (DVT)
fibrillation
cardiac catheterization
surgical procedure to aspirate fluid from sac surrounding heart
pericardiocentesis
excision of a fatty plaque (blocked artery)
atherectomy