Reading...
Play button
Play button
Use LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to navigate between flashcards;
Use UP and DOWN arrow keys to flip the card;
H to show hint;
A reads text to speech;
81 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
|
process of recording vessel
|
angiography
|
|
|
condition or increase of swollen, twisted vein
|
varicosis
|
|
|
pertaining to the chest
|
pectoral
|
|
|
involuntary contraction of a vessel
|
vasospasm
|
|
|
pertaining to the vein
|
venous
|
|
|
pertaining to the aortic circle or crown
|
aortocoronary
|
|
|
clot / vein / inflammation
|
thrombophlebitis
|
|
|
puncture around the heart for aspiration
|
pericardiocentesis
|
|
|
condition or process of diseased vessel
|
vasculopathy
|
|
|
origin or production of fatty paste
|
atherogenesis
|
|
|
instrument for examinating the chest
|
stethoscope
|
|
|
muscle / heart / structure or tissue
|
myocardium
|
|
|
surgical repair or reconstruction of the aorta
|
aortoplasty
|
|
|
creation of an opening in the vein
|
venostomy
|
|
|
condition of narrowing artery
|
arteriostenosis
|
|
|
incision of the vein
|
phlebotomy
|
|
|
pertaining to the aorta of the heart
|
cardioaortic
|
|
|
record of the ventricle
|
ventriculogram
|
|
|
inflammation of the vein
|
phlebitis
|
|
|
surgical repair or reconstruction of a vessel
|
angioplasty
|
|
|
pertaining to within the vessel
|
endovascular
|
|
|
pertaining to poison to the heart
|
cardiotoxic
|
|
|
artery record
|
arteriogram
|
|
|
fatty paste / excision removal
|
atherectomy
|
|
|
fatty paste / clot / condition or increase
|
atherothrombosis
|
|
|
malformations of the heart present at birth
|
congenital anomalies
|
|
|
thickening, loss of elasticity, and calcification of the arterial walls
|
arteriosclerosis
|
|
|
irregularity or loss of rhythm of the heartbeat
|
arrhythmia / dysrhythmia
|
|
|
general term for disease of the heart muscle
|
cardiomyopathy
|
|
|
joining of two blood vessels to allow flow from one to the other
|
anastomosis
|
|
|
abnormal heart sound that mimics the gait of a horse
|
gallop
|
|
|
a recording of sound waves directed through the heart to evaluate structure and motion
|
echocardiogram
|
|
|
a condition of enlargement of the right ventricle as a result of chronic disease within the lungs
|
cor pulmonale
|
|
|
an x-ray of the blood vessels of the heart made with the introduction of a catheter and release of a contrast medium
|
coronary angiogram
|
|
|
electrocardiogram of the heart recorded during controlled physical exercise
|
stress ECG
|
|
|
treatment of arrhythmia by destroying myocardial tissue at sites generating abnormal electrical pathways
|
intracardiac catheter ablation
|
|
|
chest
|
pector/o
|
|
|
vein
|
phleb/o
|
|
|
vessel
|
angi/o
|
|
|
heart
|
cardi/o
|
|
|
fatty paste
|
ather/o
|
|
|
circle
|
coron/o
|
|
|
pulse
|
sphygm/o
|
|
|
clot
|
thromb/o
|
|
|
artery
|
arteri/o
|
|
|
belly or pouch
|
ventricul/o
|
|
|
buildup of fat
|
atherosclerosis
|
|
|
scar left by necrosis
|
infarct
|
|
|
low blood pressure
|
hypotension
|
|
|
growth of tissue
|
vegetation
|
|
|
traveling clot that obstructs when it lodges
|
embolus
|
|
|
a plugging
|
occlusion
|
|
|
high blood pressure
|
hypertension
|
|
|
stationary clot
|
thrombus
|
|
|
compression
|
constriction
|
|
|
normal blood pressure
|
normotension
|
|
|
cramp in heart muscle
|
angina
|
|
|
cramp in leg muscle
|
claudication
|
|
|
loss of blood flow
|
ischemia
|
|
|
hard, nonelastic condition
|
arteriosclerosis
|
|
|
bulging of a vessel
|
aneurysm
|
|
|
PVC
|
premature ventricular contraction
|
|
|
PDA
|
patent ductus arteriosus
|
|
|
ASHD
|
arteriosclerotic heart disease
|
|
|
ICD
|
implantable cardioverter-defibrillator
|
|
|
CHF
|
congestive heart failure
|
|
|
CAD
|
coronary artery disease
|
|
|
HTN
|
hypertension
|
|
|
MVP
|
mitral valve prolapse
|
|
|
MRA
|
magnetic resonance angiography
|
|
|
VSD
|
ventricular septal defect
|
|
|
ECG
|
electrical picture of the heart
|
|
|
tPA
|
thrombolytic drug
|
|
|
MRA
|
magnetic resonance of blood vessels
|
|
|
PTCA
|
balloon angioplasty
|
|
|
MI
|
heart attack
|
|
|
DVT
|
a clot in the veins
|
|
|
ASD
|
an abnormal opening in the atrial septum
|
|
|
CABG
|
heart bypass surgery
|
|
|
TEE
|
echocardiogram directed through the esophagus
|
|
|
CHF
|
left ventricular failure
|
