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Cardio

TermDefinition
CABG - Ac Coronary Artery Bypass graft
POTS - Ac Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome
ECHO - Ab Echodiagram
TAVR - Ac Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement
MUGA - Ac Multiple Gated Acquisition Scan
BP - Ab/Ac Blood pressure
EKG - Ab Electrocardiogram
CHF - Ac Congestive Heart Failure
CAD - Ab Coronary Artery Disease
MI - Ab Myocardial Infarction
Bundle of His Muscle Fiber Pathway by Wilhelm His Jr.
Circle of Willis Ring-shaped arrangement of blood vessels located at the base of the brain by Thomas Willis
Purkinje Fibers Specialized cardiac muscle cells that rapidly transmit electrical signals the synchronization of the heart's contractions by Jan Evangelista Purkyne
Tetralogy of Fallot Four heart defects found at birth: VSD, Pulmonary Stenosis, Overriding Aorta, Right Ventricular Hypertrophy by Etienne-Louis Fallot
Raynaud's phenomenon Condition causing decreased blood flow to fingers and toes by Maurice Raynaud
Myocardium Muscular middle layer of the wall of the heart that does the pumping
Atherosclerosis Build of fats, cholesterols and other substances in the artery walls and restricting blood flow.
Ischemia Inadequate blood supply to an organ or part of the body esp the heart
Tachycardia Heart rate over 100 bpms (out of proportion for age or exertion)
Systole When the heartbeat contracts and pumps blood from the chambers into arteries
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