Cardiovascular System

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Angiography

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Radiographic visualization of blood vessels following introduction of contrast material.

Question 1

Anastomosis

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Joining of two or more blood vessels

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Angioplasty

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Procedure to open narrow or blocked vessels

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Annuloplasty

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Surgical reconstruction of the ring (annulus) of a heart valve

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Antegrade

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Moving or extending anteriorly, moving with the usual direction of flow

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Arrhythmia

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Irregularity of heart rate or rhythm; loss of rhythm

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Arteriosclerosis

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Hardening of the arteries

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Atherectomy

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Procedure to remove plaque from arteries

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Atherosclerosis

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Build up of plaque on artery walls

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Atria

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Upper chambers of the heart; right atrium, left atrium

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Atrioventricular

AV

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Relating to both the atria and the ventricles of the heart

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Bifurcation

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Division into two branches

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Bundle of his (AV bundle)

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Muscle fibers in the heart’s conduction system branching off to the right and left sides of the heart

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Capillaries

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Smallest branches of arteries and veins

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Cardioversion

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Use of defibrillator paddles to restore normal rhythm of the heart by electrical shock

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Cardioverter-defibrillator

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Implantable device delivering an electrical shock to restore a normal heart rhythm

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Chordae Tendinea

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String-like tendons linking papillary muscles to the tricuspid valve in the right ventricle and the left mitral valve in the ventricle

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Conduction System

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Generates and distributes electrical impulses over the heart and along the septum to stimulate contraction, allowing blood to move throughout the body.

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Contralateral

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Situated on, pertaining to, or affecting the opposite side, as opposed to ipsilateral

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Coronary Circulation

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Movement of blood through coronary vessels supplying tissues of the heart

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Endocarditis

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Inflammation or infection of the inner lining of the heart (endocardium)

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Epicardial

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Relating to the outermost (on top) layer of the heart wall

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Infarction

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Death of tissue

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Intracoronary

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Within the heart

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Ipsilateral

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Situated on, pertaining to, or affecting the same side, as opposed to centralateral

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Myocardial

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Relating to the myocardium (second layer of the wall of the heart)

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Nonselective catheterization

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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

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A catheter inserted through the skin directly into the great vessel

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Occlusion

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Closure; the act of closing

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Papillary Muscles

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Muscles attached to the lower portion of the interior wall of the ventricles and connected to the chordae tendineae

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Prolapse

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Sinking of an organ or other part

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Pulmonary circulation

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Movement of the blood from the heart, to the lungs, and back to the heart again

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Purkinje Fibers

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Conduction mayofibers branching off of the right and left bundle branches into cells of the myocardium

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Regurgitation

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Flowing backwards

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Retrograde

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Moving backward or against the usual direction of flow

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Revascularization

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Reestablishment of blood supply to a part

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Selective catheterization

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Catheter placed in branches further off the main trunk (first, second, third or higher order)

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Sinoatrial

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Refers to the sinus of the venae cavae of the mature heart, and the atrium

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Stenosis

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Narrowing, stricture

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Subemdocardial

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Under or below the endocardium

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Syncope

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Loss of consciousness and postural tone.

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Systemic circulation

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Supplies nourishment to tissue located throughout the body, with the exception of the heart and lungs

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Thrombolysis

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Destruction of a blood clot

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Transluminal

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Through or across the lumen (tube) of an artery or vein

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Transvenous

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Throughout or across a vein

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Trifurcation

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Division into three branches or parts

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Tunneled Catheter

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Catheter tunneled through the skin and subcutaneous tissue to a central vessel. The entrance to the vascular system

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Valvular Prolapse

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Valve leaflets fall backward into the heart chamber

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Valvuloplasty

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Surgical reconstruction of a valve

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Ventricle

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Lower chamber of the heart; right ventricle, left ventricle