cardiovascular vocab

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  1. 4. arterie, either of two arteries that arise one from the left and one from the right side of the aorta immediately above the semilunar valves and supply the tissues of the heart itself
  2. 6. the backward flow of blood through a defective heart valve
  3. 7. the middle muscular layer of the heart wall
  4. 8. Coronary Syndrome, characterized by sudden changes (such as an increase in the severity or length of anginal attacks or a decrease in the exertion required to precipitate an attack) especially when symptoms were previously stable
  5. 10. output, the volume of blood ejected from the left side of the heart in one minute
  6. 11. diastolic volume, the amount of blood that is in the ventricles before the heart contracts
  7. 14. fraction, the ratio of the volume of blood the heart empties during systole to the volume of blood in the heart at the end of diastole expressed as a percentage usually between 50 and 80%
  8. 15. gradient, The space rate of variation of pressure in a given direction
  9. 17. constriction or narrowing of the diameter of a bodily passage such as the heart or orifice
  10. 18. any of the tubular branching vessels that carry blood from the capillaries toward the heart
  11. 19. a deficiency of oxygen reaching the tissues of the body
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  1. 1. Artery Disease, reduces blood flow through the coronary arteries to the heart and typically results in chest pain or heart damage
  2. 2. wall tension, The thickness of the ventricular myocardium, is proportional to ventricular radius and intraventricular pressure.
  3. 3. any of the tubular branching muscular and elastic-walled vessels that carry blood from the heart through the body
  4. 5. to become enlarged or widened
  5. 8. is an abnormal blood-filled bulge of a blood vessel and especially an artery resulting from the weakening of the vessel wall
  6. 9. Shock, shock resulting from the failure of the heart to pump an adequate amount of blood as a result of heart disease and especially heart attack
  7. 12. pumping of fluid through an organ or tissue
  8. 13. tamponade, Mechanical compression of the heart by large amounts of fluid or blood within the pericardial space that limits the normal range of motion and function of the heart.
  9. 16. systolic volume, the amount of blood