cardiology

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  1. 5. The re-closing or re-narrowing of an artery after an interventional procedure such as angioplasty or stent placement.
  2. 8. The thin membrane covering the outside surface of the heart muscle.
  3. 13. Backward flow of blood through a defective heart valve.
  4. 15. A medicine made from the leaves of the foxglove plant. Digitalis is used to treat congestive heart failure (CHF) and heart rhythm problems (arrhythmias).
  5. 17. The muscular wall dividing a chamber on the left side of the heart from the chamber on the right.
  6. 19. Enlargement of tissues or organs because of increased workload.
  7. 20. Any medicine that elevates blood pressure.
  8. 21. a form of measuring the potential risk of clotting and patient then for consideration of anti-coagulation.
  9. 23. A method of studying the heart’s structure and function by analyzing sound waves bounced off the heart and recorded by an electronic sensor placed on the chest.
  10. 24. A temporary, insufficient blood supply to the brain which causes a loss of consciousness. Usually caused by a serious arrhythmia.
  11. 26. An abnormal heart sound caused by turbulent blood flow.
  12. 28. A medicine that helps relax and dilate arteries; often used to treat cardiac chest pain (angina).
  13. 29. An enlarged heart. It is usually a sign of an underlying problem, such as high blood pressure, heart valve problems, or cardiomyopathy.
  14. 31. One of the two lower chambers of the heart.
  15. 34. A condition in which an extra electrical pathway connects the atria (two upper chambers) and the ventricles (two lower chambers). ECG showing delta wave.
  16. 35. Refers to conditions existing at birth.
  17. 36. medication group which lowers cholesterol
  18. 37. A drug that lowers blood pressure by causing fluid loss.
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  1. 1. An instrument used to measure blood pressure.
  2. 2. Accelerated beating of the heart.
  3. 3. A procedure used to widen the opening of a heart valve that has been narrowed by scar tissue.
  4. 4. A blood clot.
  5. 6. The ring around a heart valve where the valve leaflet merges with the heart muscle.
  6. 7. An uncomfortable feeling within the chest caused by an irregular heartbeat.
  7. 9. A surgically implanted electronic device that helps regulate the heartbeat.
  8. 10. An opening between the left and right atria.
  9. 11. A disease of the heart muscle that leads to generalized deterioration of the muscle and its pumping ability
  10. 12. Inflammation of the outer membrane surrounding the heart.
  11. 14. valve, The structure that controls blood flow from the heart’s upper right chamber (the right atrium) into the lower right chamber (the right ventricle).
  12. 16. The area of heart tissue permanently damaged by an inadequate supply of oxygen
  13. 18. fibrillation, A condition in which the ventricles contract in a rapid, unsynchronized fashion.
  14. 22. The technique of using moving pictures to show how a special dye passes through blood vessels, allowing doctors to diagnose diseases of the heart and blood vessels.
  15. 25. amyloidosis, A disorder caused by deposits of an abnormal protein in the heart tissue, which make it hard for the heart to work properly. Also called “stiff heart syndrome.”
  16. 27. valve, The structure that controls blood flow between the heart’s left atrium and left ventricle.
  17. 30. A medicine that lowers blood pressure by interfering with the breakdown of a protein-like substance involved in blood pressure regulation.
  18. 32. Any one of a series of blood vessels of the vascular system that carries blood from various parts of the body back to the heart, returning oxygen-poor blood to the heart.
  19. 33. A device made of expandable, metal mesh that is placed (by using a balloon catheter) at the site of a narrowing artery