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Flash Cards 09
Cardiovascular System
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| valvul/o | valve |
| atri/o | atrium |
| sept/o | septum |
| ventricul/o | ventricule |
| cardi/o | heart |
| coron/o | heart |
| aort/o | aorta |
| arteri/o | artery |
| ather/o | fatty plaque |
| phleb/o, ven/o | vein |
| pectoralgia | pain in the chest |
| angina pectoris | chest pain due to irregular flow to heart |
| palpitation | rapid/irregular beating of the heart |
| arrhythmia,dysrhythmia | to have an irregular heartbeat |
| endocardium | inner lining of the heart |
| myocardium | middle layer of the heart(muscle) |
| epicardium | tissue lining the outside of the heart |
| pericardium | tissue around the heart |
| superior vena cava | collects blood from the head, neck, upper chest, and arms |
| inferior vena cava | collects blood from the lower body regions |
| diastolic pressure | is pressure on vessel walls while the heart is relaxing (diastole) |
| systolic pressure | pressure on the vessel walls when the heart is contracting(systole) |
| systemic circulation | circulation from the heart to everywhere except the lungs and heart |
| pulmonary circulation | circulation from the heart through the pulmonary vessels to pick up oxygen and back to heart |
| coronary circulation | circulation to heart muscle and back to heart (right atrium) |
| congestive cardiomyopathy, dilated cardiomyopathy | heart can not pump out all the blood, makes the heart become stretched and dilated |
| hypertrophic cardiomyopathy | enlarged heart muscle obstructs flow of blood |
| restrictive cardiomyopathy | stiffened heart muscle restricts filling, blood pumped is reduced |
| NSR | normal sinus rhythum |
| A-fib | atrial fibrillation |
| SCA | sudden cardiac arrest (no heart beat) |
| ASD | atrial septal defect |
| VSD | ventricular septal defect |
| MVP | mitral valve prolapse (valve does not close correctly) |
| CO | cardiac output(amount of blood pumped in one minute(L)) |
| SV | stroke volume(amount of blood ejected by the ventricle in one contraction(mL)) |
| ECHO | echocardiogram |
| TEE | transesophageal echocardiogram |
| CTA | computed tomographic angiography |
| EKG | electrocardiogram |
| MRA | magnestic resonance angiography |
| CHF | congestive heart failure(heart is weak) |
| MI | myocardial infarction(heart muscle death) |
| CAD | coronary artery disease |
| CABG | coronary artery bypass graft |
| BP | blood pressure |
| CTA | computed tomographic angiography |
| PCI | percutaneous coronary intervention( procedures used to thread tools into vessels and in the heart) |
| AA | abdominal aortic aneurysm |
| DVT | deep vein thrombosis |
| HTN | hypertenison |
| aneurysm | localized widening of an artery, vein or heart, typically a bulge. it may rupture |
| cardiotonic | a drug used to increase the efficiency of contractions of the heart muscle |
| stress electrocardiogram | used to let the doctor know how the heart responds to being pushed(exercise) |
| cardiac catherization | procedure used to help diagnose cardiovascular conditions |
| diaphoresis | abnormal sweating in relation to the environment |
| murmur | turbulent blood flow across heart valve which creates a "swishing" sound |
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