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Chapter 10 Glossary

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Definition
Anastomosis   Joining of two or more blood vessels.  
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Angiography   Radiographic visualization of blood vessels following introduction of contrast material.  
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Angioplasty   Procedure to open narrow or blocked vessels.  
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Antegrade   Moving or extending anteriorly, moving with usual direction of flow.  
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Arrhythmia   Irregularity of heart rate or rhythm, loss of rhythm.  
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Arteriosclerosis   Hardening of the arteries.  
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Atherectomy   Procedure to remove plaque from arteries.  
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Atherosclerosis   Build up of plaque on artery walls.  
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Atria   Upper chambers of the heart; right atrium, left atrium.  
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Atrioventricular (AV)   Relating to both the atria and the ventricles of the heart.  
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Bifurcation   Division into two branches.  
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Bundle of His (AV Bundle)   Muscle fibers in the heart's conduction system branching off the right and left sides of the heart.  
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Capillaries   Smallest branches and arteries and veins.  
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Cardioversion   Use of defibrillator paddles to restore normal rhythm of the heart by electrical shock.  
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Chordae Tendineae   String-like tendons linking papillary muscles to the tricuspid valve in the right ventricle and the mitral valve in the left ventricle.  
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Conduction System   Generates and distributes electrical impulses over the heart and along the septum to stimulate contraction, allowing blood to move through the body.  
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Contralateral   Situated on, pertaining to, or affecting the opposite side, as opposed to the ipsilateral.  
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Coronary Circulation   Movement of blood through coronary vessels supplying tissues of the heart.  
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Endocarditis   Inflammation of infection of the inner lining of the heart (endocardium).  
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Epicardial   Relating to the outermost (on top) layer of the heart wall.  
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Implantable Defibrillator   Implantable device delivering an electrical shock to restore a normal heart rhythm.  
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Infarction   Death of Tissue  
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Intracoronary   Within the heart.  
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Ipsilateral   Situated on, pertaining to, or affecting the same side as opposed to contralateral.  
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Myocardial   Relating to the Myocardium (second layer of the wall of the heart).  
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Nonselective Catheterization   Catheter placed in the main trunk, contrast may be injected, images may be taken, the catheter is not moved into any other branches.  
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Non-Tunneled Catheter   A catheter inserted through the skin directly into a great vessel.  
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Occlusion   Closure; the act of closing.  
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Papillary Muscles   Muscles attached to the lower portion of interior wall of the ventricles and connected to chordae tendinae.  
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Prolapse   Sinking of an organ or other part.  
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Pulmonary Circulation   Movement of blood from the heart, to the lungs, and back to the heart again.  
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Purkinje Fibers   Conduction myofibers branching off of the right and left branches into cells of the myocardium.  
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Regurgitation   Flowing backwards  
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Retrograde   Moving backward or against the usual direction of flow.  
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Revascularization   Reestablishment of blood supply to a part.  
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Selective Catheterization   Catheter placed in branches further off the main trunk (first, second, third, or higher order).  
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Sinoartrial   Refers to the sinus of the venae cavae of the mature heart, and the right atrium.  
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Stenosis   Narrowing, stricture  
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Subendocardial   Under or below the endocardium.  
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Syncope   Loss of consciousness and postural tone.  
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Systemic Circulation   Supplies nourishment to tissue located throughout the body, with exception of the heart and lungs.  
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Thrombolysis   Destruction of a blood clot.  
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Transluminal   Through or across the lumen (tube) of an artery or vein.  
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Transvenous   Through or across a vein.  
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Trifurcation   Division into three branches or parts.  
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Tunneled Catheter   Catheter tunneled through the skin and subcutaneous tissue to a central vessel. The entrance point of the catheter is distant from the entrance to the vascular system.  
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Valvular Prolapse   Valve leaflets fall backward into the heart chamber.  
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Valvulooplasty   Surgical reconstruction of a valve.  
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Ventricle   Lower chamber of the heart; right ventricle, left ventricle.  
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