Cardiac Anatomy
This is known as the pacemaker of the heart.
What is the SA node?
This complication post cardiac cath is characterized by a hardened area or mass and treatment includes manual pressure to "press out" the hardened area.
What is a hematoma?
This is a selective destruction of tissue through heat, cold, radiofrequency, and surgical approaches
What is a catheter ablation?
This is the percentage of blood pumped out of the left ventricle with each heartbeat.
What is the Ejection Fraction?
This is one example of a modifiable risk factor for atrial fibrillation.
What is moderate to heavy alcohol use?
What is smoking?
What is caffeine comsumption?
The THICK ventricular wall structure with excessive blood flow and low blood reserve are known as this.
What is Hypertrophic?
This is one of the most common symptoms for women presenting with STEMIs.
What is SOB, back or jaw pain, or nausea/vomiting?
Access for a Right Heart Cath is done through this vascular system.
HFpEF stands for this type of heart failure.
What is Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction?
This is a type of atrial fibrillation which begins without warning and stops suddenly.
What is paroxsymal?
The pulmonary artery carries this type of blood.
What is deoxygenated?
This type of Acute Coronary Syndrome is troponin negative and occurs from a partially or intermittently occluded artery.
What is Unstable Angina?
This MCS device can be implanted percutaneously or surgically and give up to 5.5L of flow.
What is an Impella?
This is the pressure the heart must work against to eject blood during systole.
What is afterload?
What is:
-palpitations
-dizziness or lightheadedness
-fatigue
-chest pain or pressure
-shortness of breath
-confusion and/or anxiety
-swelling of feet, legs, and ankles?
The semilunar valves of the heart connect this and this.
What is the ventricle and the arteries?
In this procedure a catheter is introduced into the RA, through the tricuspid valve, into the RV, and into the PA to record pressures and determine CO (cardiac output).
What is a RIGHT heart cath?
These 2 procedures can be performed to drain a pericardial effusion.
What is a pericardiocentesis or a pericardial window?
Milrinone, Dobutamine, and Dopamine are in this class of heart failure drugs.
What are inotropes?
This should be performed prior to a cardioversion to assess for any blood clots in the atria.
What is a TEE (transesophageal echocardiogram)?
The HARD ventricular wall structure when it is too stiff to move blood is known as this
What is Restrictive?
These are known as the 5 Ps of neurovascular checks.
What are pain, paresthesia, pulse, pallor, and paralysis?
This procedure encompasses an aortic aneurysm repair AND aortic valve replacement.
What is a Bentall?
In this type of heart failure you will not see pulmonary congestion.
What is right sided heart failure?
This class of rate control medications is contraindicated in patients with heart failure.
What are calcium channel blockers?