Appendix 1

Question 1

angi/o

Answer 1

vessel

Question 2

aort/o

Answer 2

aorta

Question 3

arteri/o

Answer 3

artery

Question 4

arteriol/o

Answer 4

arteriole

Question 5

cardi/o

Answer 5

heart

Question 6

coron/o

Answer 6

heart

Question 7

phleb/o

Answer 7

vein

Question 8

ven/o

Answer 8

vein

Question 9

venul/o

Answer 9

venule

Question 10

local widening of an artery caused by weakness in the arterial wall or breakdown of the wall from atherosclerosis

Answer 10

aneurysm

Question 11

chest pain caused by decreased blood flow to the heart muscle

Answer 11

angina

Question 12

what is angina also known as?

Answer 12

angina pectoris

Question 13

abnormal heartbeat (rhythm)

Answer 13

arrhythmia

Question 14

2 examples of arrhythmias

Answer 14

fibrillation
flutter

Question 15

hardening of arteries with a collection of cholesterol-like plaque

Answer 15

atherosclerosis

Question 16

inability of the heart to pump its required amount of blood

Answer 16

congestive heart failure

Question 17

when blood accumulates in the lungs due to CHF

Answer 17

pulmonary edema

Question 18

high blood pressure

Answer 18

hypertension

Question 19

heart attack is also known as …

Answer 19

myocardial infarction

Question 20

an area of dead/necrotic tissue

Answer 20

infarct

Question 21

group of signs and symptoms - pale skin, weak/rapid pulse, shallow breathing - indicating poor oxygen supply to tissues and insufficient return of blood to the heart

Answer 21

shock

Question 22

recording (via xray images) blood vessels after the injection of contrast into the bloodstream

Answer 22

angiography

Question 23

introducing a catheter into coronary blood vessels to measure pressure and flow patterns of blood

Answer 23

cardiac catheterization

Question 24

measurements of enzymes released into the bloodstream after a heart attack

Answer 24

cardiac enzyme test

Question 25

measuring blood flow in vessels via sound waves

Answer 25

doppler ultrasound

Question 26

images of the heart are produced using sound waves

Answer 26

echocardiography

Question 27

recording electricity flowing through the heart

Answer 27

electrocardiography

Question 28

detection of abnormal heart rhythms that involves having a patient wear a compact version of an electrocardiograph for 24 hours

Answer 28

holter monitoring

Question 29

measurements of cholesterol and triglyceride levels in the blood

Answer 29

lipid tests

Question 30

measurements of high-density lipoprotein (HDL) and low-density lipoprotein (LDL) in the blood

Answer 30

lipoprotein tests

Question 31

producing an image by beaming magnetic waves at the heart, that gives detailed information about congenital heart disease, cardiac masses, and disease within large blood vessels

Answer 31

MRI

Question 32

imaging the motion of heart wall muscles and assessing the function of the heart via a multiple-gated acquisition scan, which uses radioactive chemicals

Answer 32

MUGA scan

Question 33

radioactive chemicals, which release radioactive particles, are injected into the bloodstream and travel to the heart. cross-sectional images show the flow of blood and the functional activity of the heart muscle

Answer 33

PET scan

Question 34

an electrocardiogram + BP and heart rate measurements shows the heart's response to physical exertion (treadmill)

Answer 34

stress test

Question 35

A radioactive pharmaceutical is injected intravenously to show perfusion (flow) of blood in heart muscle. It is taken up in the area of a myocardial infarction, producing “hot spots.”

Answer 35

Technetium Tc 99m sestamibi scan

Question 36

A radioactive test that shows where injected thallium-201(a radioactive substance) localizes in heart muscle.

Answer 36

Thallium-201 scan

Question 37

Flexible tube is threaded through blood vessels into the heart to destroy (ablate) abnormal tissue that causes arrhythmias.

Answer 37

Cardiac catheter ablation

Question 38

Brief discharges of electricity passing across the chest to stop a cardiac arrhythmia. Also called defibrillation.

Answer 38

Cardioversion

Question 39

Vessels taken from the patient’s legs or chest are connected to coronary arteries to make detours around blockages.

Answer 39

Coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG)

Question 40

Surgical removal of the innermost lining of an artery to remove fatty deposits and clots.

Answer 40

Endarterectomy

Question 41

A donor heart is transferred to a recipient.

Answer 41

Heart transplantation

Question 42

A balloon-tipped catheter (a flexible, tubular instrument) is threaded into a coronary artery to compress fatty deposits and open the artery.

Answer 42

Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI)

Question 43

(expandable slotted tubes) create wider openings that make the recurrence of blockages less likely. Also called balloon angioplasty.

Answer 43

Stents

Question 44

Drugs such as tPA (tissue plasminogen activator) and streptokinase are injected into a patient’s bloodstream to dissolve clots that may cause a heart attack.

Answer 44

Thrombolytic therapy

Question 45

AAA

Answer 45

Abdominal aortic aneurysm

Question 46

ACS

Answer 46

Acute coronary syndrome

Question 47

disease changes in coronary arteries leading to plaque/clot formation and heart attack or other heart problems

Answer 47

Acute coronary syndrome

Question 48

AED

Answer 48

Automated external defibrillator

Question 49

electronic device that can diagnose and treat serious arrhythmias

Answer 49

Automated external defibrillator

Question 50

AMI

Answer 50

Acute myocardial infarction

Question 51

CAD

Answer 51

Coronary artery disease

Question 52

CCU

Answer 52

Coronary care unit

Question 53

CPR

Answer 53

Cardiopulmonary resuscitation

Question 54

ICD

Answer 54

Implantable cardioverter-defibrillator

Question 55

combination of fat and protein; high cholesterol content and associated with formation of plaque in arteries

Answer 55

Low-density lipoprotein

Question 56

PCI

Answer 56

Percutaneous coronary intervention