Structures
The upper chambers of the heart.
What are the atria?
High blood pressure.
What is hypertension?
Record of electricity flowing through the heart, represented by waveforms.
What is an electrocardiogram? (EKG, ECG)
BP
What is blood pressure?
Smallest blood vessel.
What is a capillary?
What are the ventricles?
Inflammation of the membrane (pericardium) surrounding the heart.
What is pericarditis?
Donor heart is transferred to a recipient.
What is heart transplantation?
CAD
What is Coronary Artery Disease?
Abnormal heart rhythm.
Blood leaves the left ventricle and goes into this.
Heart unable to pump required amount of blood
Thin, flexible tube is guided into the heart via a vein or artery.
NSR
Surgical removal of plaque from the inner layer of an artery.
What is endarterectomy?
One of the largest veins in the body.
What is the vena cava?
Blood clot (thrombus) forms in a large vein, usually in a lower limb
What is deep vein thrombosis (DVT)?
Arteries and veins are anastomosed to coronary arteries to detour around blockages.
What is coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG)?
MI
What is Myocardial Infarction?
Blood vessels that branch from the aorta to carry oxygen rich blood to the heart muscle.
What are coronary arteries?
Oxygenated blood is brought back to the heart from the lungs by these vessels.
What are the pulmonary veins?
Recurrent episodes of pallor and cyanosis primarily in fingers and toes
What is Raynaud's disease?
Surgical puncture of the outer sac of the heart to remove excess fluid.
What is a pericardiocentesis?
CABG
What is Coronary artery bypass graft?
Abnormal swishing sound caused by improper closure of heart valves
What is a murmur?