2 Flashcards
(25 cards)
Inability of the heart to pump it’s required amount of blood
Congestive heart failure, technically
Disease of heart muscle
Cardiomyopathy
Blood clot formed in a large vein
Deep vein thrombosis
Irregular heartbeat, flutter, and fibrillation
Arrhythmia
Heart attack
Myocardial infraction
Relaxation phase of heartbeat
Diastole
Contraction phase of the heartbeat
Systole
Anticoagulant therapy used to break up blood clots and veins
Thrombolytic therapy
Chest pain relieved with nitroglycerine
Angina
Abnormal, rapid and ineffective heart rhythm a type of arrhythmia
Fibrillation
Lab test to measure levels of fatty substances in blood
Lipid profile
Hardening of the arteries with cholesterol- like plaque buildup
Atherosclerosis
Type of circulation from the heart to the body tissue and back to the heart
Systemic
Type of circulation from the heart to the lungs and back to the heart
Pulmonary
Rapid but regular atrial or ventricle contractions
Flutter
Congenital narrowing of large artery leading from the heart
Coarctation of the aorta
Improper closure of a heart valve when the heart is pumping blood
Mitral valve prolapse
Listening for sounds using a stethoscope
Auscultation
Drug used to treat angina and hypertension, dilate, blood vessels stops influx of calcium into muscle cells lining muscles
Calcium channel blockers
Device that enabled ventricles to beat together so that more blood is pumped out of the heart
Biventricular pacemaker
Creatine, kinase , lactate dehydrogenase, and aspartate transferase
Serial cardiac enzymes
Pertaining to the heart
Coronary
valve located between the right upper and lower chambers of the heart
Tricuspid valve
Incision of a vein
Phlebotomy
