MUSC Heart & Vascular Haile/Pinnacle Pt - Cardiology Terms

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  1. 4. inflammation of the myocardium, the muscular part of the heart, caused most often by viral infection and less often by bacterial infections, certain medications, toxins, and autoimmune disorders.
  2. 5. Heart Disease/ heart muscles and valves damage due to rheumatic fever caused by Streptococcus pyogenes a group A streptococcal infection.
  3. 10. diseases of cardiac muscle
  4. 12. inflammation of the inner layer of the heart, the endocardium. The structures most commonly involved are the heart valves.
  5. 13. Artery Stenosis/ the narrowing of one or both of the renal arteries, most often caused by atherosclerosis or fibromuscular dysplasia
  6. 14. Artery Disease/ involves the reduction of blood flow to the heart muscle due to build-up of atherosclerotic plaque in the arteries of the heart.
  7. 15. Myocarditis/ inflammation of the myocardium caused by pathologically activated eosinophilic white blood cells.
  8. 16. Heart Disease/ heart structure malformations existing at birth
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  1. 1. Disease/ disease of blood vessels that supply blood to the brain
  2. 2. Heart Disease/ a failure at the right side of the heart with respiratory system involvement
  3. 3. Aneurysm/ an enlargement (dilatation) of the aorta to greater than 1.5 times normal size.
  4. 6. Dysrhythmias/ abnormalities of heart rhythm
  5. 7. Failure/ a clinical syndrome caused by the inability of the heart to supply sufficient blood to the tissues to meet their metabolic requirements
  6. 8. Heart Disease/ diseases of the heart secondary to high blood pressure or hypertension
  7. 9. Arterial Disease/ disease of blood vessels that supply blood to the arms and legs
  8. 11. Heart Disease/ any cardiovascular disease process involving one or more of the four valves of the heart