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Cardiovascular

QuestionAnswer
Atria receiving rooms for the heart
Ventricals sending rooms for the heart
Left side vs right side left side = oxygen rich blood right side = oxygen poor blood
septum divides the right and left chambers
arther/o fatty plaque
angiapectoris oppressive pain n the chest caused by irregular blood flow
diaphoresis excessive sweating
endocardium vs epicardium tissue that lines the inside of the heart and tissue inside the heart
athero- fatty plaque
diastolic pressure pressure exerted on blood vessels when heart relaxes
systolic pressure pressure exerted on blood vessels when heart contracts
pulmonary lung
phlebotomist one who draws the blood
congestive too weak
hypertrophic too thick
anglo- vessel
What's another word for congestive cardiomyopathy? dilated cardiomyopathy
hypertrophic cardiomyopahty hear muscle becomes enlarged and blocks blood flow
restrictive cardiomyopathy heart muscle hardens
myocardial infarction (MI) death of heart muscle
aortic regurgitation flow of blood backward from the aorta into the heart: caused by weak heart valve
antianginal drug prevents or relieves symptoms of angina pectoris
cardiotonic drug that increases the strength of heart contractions
thrombolytic breaks down clots lyt = loose
vasoconstrictor and vasopressor are: the same, they constrict the blood vessel
cardio version returning the heart to normal rhythm
-centesis puncture
anastomosis creation of an opening b/w 2 normally separated structures
ASD atrial septal defect
CA coronary artery
CHF congestive heart failure (heart can't pump all the blood out of itself)
CO cardiac output
CTA computed tomographic angiography
DVT deep vein thrombosis
HTN hypertension
MI myocardial infarction (death of the heart muscle)
MVP mitral valve prolapse
PCI Percutaneous coronary intervention (alternative treatment for coronary that passes instruments through patient's blood vessels)
SCA sudden cardiac arrest
SV stroke volume
TEE transesophageal echocardiogram
VSD ventricular septal defect
ischemia blockage
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