Question | Answer |
Obstruction of the blood supply to an organ or region of tissue | Infarction |
Inadequate blood supply to an organ or part of the body especially the body | Ischemia |
Shortcoming, imperfection, or lack | Defect |
An excessive localized enlargement or an Artery caused by weakening of the Artery wall | Aneurysm |
Disease or condition that is present at birth | Congenital |
Abnormal Aortic Aneurysm | AAA |
An enlarged area in the lower part of the aorta , the major blood vessels that supplies blood or the body due to weakness | (AAA) Abdominal Aortic Aneurisym |
Signs of AAA | Pulsating sensations around the umbilicus reign, back pain, deep consistent pain on the abdomen of the lumbar region. |
Can be asystematic and can occur anytime. | AAA |
Causes of AAA | Tobacco, HTN, hereditary, altersclerosis, disease of the aorta |
More susceptible for AAA | Caucasian males 60-75 yrs old |
Tx of AAA | Smoking cessation, surgery if caught early. |
Acute Coronary Syndrome | (ACS) |
Range or conditions associated with sudden, reduced blood flow to the heart | (ACS) Acute Coronary Syndrome |
Start of MI | Acute Coronary Syndrome |
Occurs when the hearts Aortic Valve narrows | Aortic Stenosis |
Aortic Stenosis | (AS) Aortic Stenosis |
Thickening and hardening of the walls of the coronary arteries | Arteriosclerosis Heart Disease |
Arteriosclerosis Heart Disease | (ASHD) Arterisclerosis Heart Disease |
Blood circulation disorder that causes the blood vessels outside of your heart and brain to narrow. | (PVD) Peripheral Vaccular Disease aka (PAD) Peripheral Atrial Disease |
Peripheral Vascular Disease | PVD |
Peripheral Arterial Disease | PAD |
Coronary Artery Disease | CAD |
Accumulation of fatty deposits along the innermost layer of the coronary arteries. | Coronary Artery Disease |
Occurs when your heart muscle doesn't pump blood as well as it should be checked by echocardio gram | Congestive heart failure |
Congested heart failure | CHF |
Leakage of blood backwards through the mitral valve each time the left ventricle contracts | Mitral regurgitation |
Mitral regurgitation | (MR) Mitral regurgitation |
Mitral valve leaflets don't meet allowing backflow of blood into the atrium during Systole | Mitral regurgitation |
MVP | Mitral valve prolapse |
Condition in which the two valves flop, the mitral valve doesn't close smoothly | (MVP ) Mitral Valve |
Jugular venous distention | Increased blood volume which can occur with heart failure, or anything that interferes with filling the right atrium or movement of the blood.The right ventricle can increase the central venous pressure and the amount of jugular vein distention |
JVD | Jugular venous distention |
SBE | Subacute bacterial Endo caused by a type of bacteria, occurs on damaged valves, if untreated can become fatal with in 6 wks to 1 yr |
Sub acute bacterial endocarditis Untreated can become | Rheumatic fever |
VSD | Ventricular septal defect |
Hole in the wall separating the two lower chambers of the heart | (VSD ) Ventricular spear defect |
Sounds during your heart beat cycle such as Whooshing or swishing | Murmur |
Automatic implantable cardioverter | AICD |
small device that was placed in the chest or abdomen | Automatic implantable cardioverter |
Coronary Artery Bypass Graft | CABG |
Type of surgery that improves blood flow to the heart | Coronary Artery Bypass Graft |
Doctors use this device to help treat irregular heartbeat it's called arrhythmias | Automatic Implantable Cardioverter (ACID) |
Four different sites to ascueltate a murmur | Aorta, Pulmonic Valve, Tricusbid Valve, Mitral Valve. |