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cardiac catherization |
passage of a catheter into the heart through a vessel to inject a contrast medium for imaging diagnosis, obtaining samples, or measuring pressure |
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central venosu pressure |
pressure in the superior vena cava |
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cineangiocardiography |
the photographic recording of fluoroscopic images of the heart and alrge vessels using motion picture techniques |
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doppler echocardiography |
an imaging method used to study the rate and pattern of blood flow |
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holter monitor |
a portable device that can record from 24 hours to one month of an indivuals ECG readings during normal activity |
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homocysteine |
an amino acid int he blood that at higher-than-normal levels is assocaited with increased risk of acrdiovasculat disease |
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phlebotomist |
technician who specializes in drawing blood |
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phonocardiography |
electronic recording of heart sounds |
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plethysmography |
measurement of chances int he size of a part based on the amount of blood contained in or passing though it. Impedance plethysmography measures changes in electrical resistance and is used in the diagnosis of deep thrombosis |
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pulmonary capillary wedge pressure (PCWP) |
pressure measured by a catheter in a branch of the pulmonary artery. It is an indirect measure of pressur ein the left atrium |
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radionuclide heart scan |
imaging of the heart after injection of a radioactive isotope. The PYP scan using tecgnetium-99m is used to test for myocardial infraction because the isotope is taken up by damaged tissue |
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Swan-Ganz catheter |
a cardiac catheter with a balloon at the tip that is used to measure pulmonary arterial pressure. IT is fluid guided through a vein into the right side of the heart and then into the pulmonary artery |
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transesophageal echocardiography 9TEE) |
use of an ultrasound transducer placed endoscopically into the esophagus to obtain images of the heart |
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triglycerides |
simple fats that circulate in the blood stream |
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ventriculography |
X-ray study of the heart's ventricles after introduction of an opaque dye by means of a catheter |
