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cardiovasc syste
cardiovascular system
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| angi/o | vessel |
| aort/o | aorta |
| arter/o, arteri/o | artery |
| ather/o | yellowish plaque, fatty substance |
| atri/o | atrium |
| brachi/o | arm |
| cardi/o | heart |
| cholesterol/o | cholesterol |
| coron/o | heart |
| cyan/o | blue |
| myx/o | mucus |
| ox/o | oxygen |
| percardi/o | pericardium |
| phleb/o | vein |
| sphygm/o | pulse |
| steth/o | chest |
| thromb/o | clot |
| valvul/o, valv/o | valve |
| vas/o | vessel |
| vascul/o | vessel |
| ven/o | vein |
| ventricul/o | ventricle |
| arrhythmias | abnormal heart rhythms |
| Failure of proper conduction of impulses from the SA node through the AV node to the atrioventricular bundle | Heart block |
| Rapid but regular contractions, usualy of the atria | flutter |
| Rapid, random, inefficient, and irregular contractions of the artria and ventricle | fibrillation |
| A congenital malformation of the heart involving four distinct defects | tetralogy of Fallot |
| The heart is unable to pump its required amount of blood | congestive heart failure |
| Disease of the arteries surrounding the heart | coronary artery disease |
| Improper closure of the mitral valve | mitral valve prolapse |
| "Blue baby" | cyanosis |
| Buldge in a blood vessel | aneurysm |
| High blood pressure | hypertension |
| Diseases caused by blockage of large arteries | perpheral vascular disease |
| Abnormally swollen and twisted veins, usually occurring in the legs | varicose veins |
| Varicose veins near the anus | Hemorrhoids |
| Restriction in blood supply | ischemia |
| Chest pain | angina |
| Pin-point sized red dots under the skin's surface | petechiae |
| ECHO | echocardiography |
| CABG | Coronary artery bypass grafting |
| ECG, EKG | electrocardiography |
| AF | atrial fibrillation |
| CAD | coronary artery disease |
| CHF | congestive heart failure |
| CK | creatine kinase |
| HDL | high-density lipoprotein |
| LDL | low-density lipoprotein |
| MI | myocardial infarction |
| LVAD | left ventricular assist device |
| ACS | acute coronary syndrome |
| ICD | implantable cardioverter-defibrillator |
| TEE | transesophageal echocardiography |
| Tc | technetium |
| PCI | percutaneous coronary intervention |
| CCU | coronary care unit |
| PVC | premature ventricular contraction |
| tPA | tissue-type plasminogen activator |
| Echoes generated by high-frequency sound waves produce images of the heart | electrocardiography |
| A thin, flexible tube is guided into the heart via a vein or an artery | cardiac catheterization |
| Very brief discharges of electricity, applied across the chest to stop arrhythmias | cardioversion |
| Arteries and veins are anastomosed to coronary arteries to detour around blockage | coronary bypass surgery |
| The part of the cardiovascular system that carries oxygen-poor blood away from the heart to the lungs | pulmonary circulation |
| The part of the cardiovascular system that carries oxygenated blood away from the heart to the body | systemic circulation |
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