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Cardio Terms (LC)
Term | Definition |
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Myocardial Infarction | Heart Attack |
Cardiac Syncope | Fainting or light headedness |
Pericarditis | Inflammation of the pericardium |
Dypsnea | Shortness of breath especially with mild exertion |
Palpitation | Irregular , fast, or extra heart beat due to arrhythmia |
Claudication | Cramping or leg pain due to peripheral vascular disease |
CHF | Heart is unable to pump sufficient blood causing backups |
Orthopnea | Breathlessness when recumbent, relieved by sitting upright |
Hypertensive Cardiovascular Disease | Cardiac output verses increased peripheral vascular resistance |
Peripheral Edema | Bilateral fluid gain in ankle, abdomen, and hands, maybe sign of CHF |
Peripheral Vascular Disease | Pathology of blood vessels supplying extremities & abdominal organs (Atherosclerosis, vasculitis, pain, muscle weakness) |
Angina | Chest pain due to obstructed flow of oxygenated blood to the heart tissue |
Coronary Artery Disease | Coronary arteries become narrowed or blocked starving the heart of oxygen |
Arteriosclerosis | Thickening and loss of elasticity of arterial walls (hardening of arteries) |
Paroxysmal Nocturnal Dypsnea | Sudden episode of shortness of breath which awakens a person, accompanies CHF |
Aneurysm | Abnormal stretching of artery wall, vein or the heart causing sac like formation |
Arthrosclerosis | Thickening of artery wall through accumulations of lipids, calcium, and necrotic debris |
Orthrostatic Hypotension | Decrease of 20mmHg or greater when moving from supine to sitting to standing |
Chronic Venous Insufficiency (Venous stasis) | Inadequate venous return over time due to damaged valves in the veins limiting venous return |
Myocarditis | Inflammation of muscular wall of the heart caused by infection or ischemic heart condition |
Vasovagal Syncope | Parasympathetic response causing vasodilation thru-out the the body leading to hypotension or fainting |