Med Term ch 9

AAA

abdominal aortic aneurysm

A-fib

atrial fibrillation

ASD

atrial septal defect

CABG

coronary artery bypass graft

CAD

coronary artery disease

CHF

congestive heart failure

CTA

computed topographic angiography

ECHO

echocardiogram

EKG

electrocardiogram

HTN

hypertension

MI

myocardial infarction

MVP

mitral valve prolapse

NSR

normal sinus rhythm

PCI

percutaneous coronary intervention

SCA

sudden cardiac arrest

SV

stroke volume

TEE

transesophaegal echocardiogram

VSD

ventricular septal defect

angi/o

vessel

aort/o

aorta

ather/o

fatty plaque

arti/o

upper chamber

cardi/o, coron/o

heart

phleb/o

vein

sept/o

septum

valvul/o

valve

vas/o, vascul/o

vessel

ven/o

vein

ventricul/o

ventricle

aneurysm

bulge in a blood vessel

anastomosis

creation of an opening between two normally separate structures

angiogram

record of the blood vessels

angioplasty

surgical reconstruction of a vessel