CV symptoms
Feeling of tiredness or weariness resulting from activity or side effect of some psychotropic disease
fatigue
Low blood pressure
hypotension
cramp-like pains in the calves of the legs caused by poor circulation to the muscles of the legs
a graphic record of the electrical action of the heart
electrocardiogram
mediastinum
slow heart rate
bradycardia
Inflammation of the inner lining of the heart
endocarditis
Inflammatory disease usually occurring in children that may develop as a delayed reaction to insufficiently treating a group A streptococcal infection
Rheumatic fever
DVT
deep vein thrombosis
physician who specializes in conditions of the heart and vessels
cardiologist
sweat
perspiration
Contraction of the heart
Systole
form of arteriosclerosis characterized by fatty deposits building up in arteries
atherosclerosis
small, portable monitoring device that makes prolonged electrocardiograph recordings
Holter monitor
The pacemaker of the heart
SA node (sinoatrial node)
paleness
pallor
Daily Double
Abnormal heart rhythm
Condition in which the heart is unable to pump effectively, and is characterized by weakness, breathlessness, abdominal discomfort, congestion, LE edema
congestive heart failure
CAD
coronary artery disease
The only vein that carries oxygenated blood
pulmonary vein
rapid throbbing pulsation of the heart, felt by the patient
palpitation
An arterial condition in which there is thickening, hardening, and loss of elasticity of the walls, resulting in decreased blood supply
arteriosclerosis
Condition in which the contractions of the atria become extremely rapid, between 250-350 beats per minute
Atrial flutter
hypertension that is caused by complications of another condition such as pregnancy
secondary hypertension
decreased supply of oxygenated blood to a body part or organ
ischemia