abbreviations
BPM
beats per minute
cardi/o
heart
blood vessels to the heart get clogged
coronary artery disease
AF
atrial fibrillation
thromb/o
clot
IV
intravenous
little,small
number of times the heart beats in one minute
heart rate
ICU
intensive care unit
phleb/o
vein
PVC
premature ventricular contraction
sphygm/o
pulse
electrical charge difference in a cell
polarity
CC
cardiac catheterization
arteri/o
artery
AMI
acute myocardial infarction
-plasty
surgical repair
checks how your heart works during exercise or stress
stress test
DVT
deep vein thrombosis
ather/o
fatty substance
CCV
coronary care unit
-monometer
part of the hearts electrical pattern seen on an ECG
wave
CABG
coronary artery bypass graft
hemangi/o
blood vessel