Med Term Exam 4

AAA

abdominal aortic aneurysm

A-fib

atrial fibrillation

ASD

atrial septal defect

BP

blood pressure

CABG

coronary artery bypass graft

CAD

coronary artery disease

CHF

congestive heart failure

CO

cardiac output

CTA

computed tomographic angiography

DVT

deep vein thrombosis

ECHO

echocardiogram

EKG

electrocardiogram

HTN

hypertension

MI

myocardial infarction

MRA

magnetic resonance angiography

MVP

mitral valve prolapse

NSR

normal sinus rhythm

PCI

percutaneous coronary intervention

SCA

sudden cardiac arrest

SV

stroke volume

TEE

transesophageal echocardiogram

VSD

ventricular septal defect

angio/o

vessel

aort/o

aorta

arteri/o

artery

ather/o

fatty plaque

atri/o

atrium

cardi/o

heart

coron/o

heart

phleb/o

vein

sept/o

septum

valvul/o

valve

vas/o

vessel

vascul/o

vessel

ven/o

vein

ventricul/o

ventricle

anastomosis

creation of an opening between two normally separate structures

aneurysm

bulge in a blood vessel

aneurysmectomy

surgical removal of an aneurysm

angina pectoris

oppressive pain in the chest caused by irregular blood flow to the heart

angiocarditis

inflammation of the heart vessels

angiodema

swelling of the blood vessels

angiogenesis

development of blood vessels

angiogram

record of the blood vessels

angiography

procedure to describe the blood vessels

angiolith

stone forming in the wall of a blood vessel

angioma

blood vessel tumor

angioplasty

surgical reconstruction of a vessel

angiopoiesis

formation of blood vessels

angiorrhaphy

suture of a vessel

angiosclerosis

hardening of a blood vessel

angioscope

device for looking into a blood vessel

antianginal

drug that prevents or relieves the symptoms of angina pectoris

antiarrhythmic

drug that opposes an irregular heartbeat

anticoagulant

drug that opposes the coagulation of blood

antihypertensive

drug that opposes high blood pressure

aortalgia

pain in the aorta

aorectasia

dilation of the aorta

aortic aneurysm

bulging or swelling of the aorta

aortic regurgitation

flow of blood backward from the aorta into the heart

aortic stenosis

narrowing of the aorta

aortitis

inflammation of the aorta

aortogram

record of the aorta

aorolith

stone deposit in the wall of the aorta

aortorrhaphy

suture of the aorta

aortotomy

incision into the aorta

arrythmia

irregular heartbeat

arteriectomy

surgical removal of an artery

arteriogram

record of an artery

arteriolith

stone in an artery

arteriopathy

disease of the arteries

arterioplasty

surgical reconstruction of an artery

arteriorrhaphy

suture of an artery

arteriosclerosis

hardening of an artery

arteriorrhexis

rupture of an artery

arteritis

inflammation of the arteries

atherectomy

surgical removal of fatty plaque within an artery

atherogenesis

formation of fatty plaque on the wall of an artery

atherosclerosis

hardening of an artery due to buildup of fatty plaque

atrial fibrillation

quivering or spontaneous contraction of muscle fibers in the heart’s atrium

atrial septal defect

flaw in the septum that divides the two atria of the heart

blood pressure

force exerted by blood on the walls of blood vessels

bradycardia

slow heartbeat

cardiac arrest

cessation of functional circulation

cardiac catheterization

the process of inserting a tube into the heart

cardiologist

heart specialist

cardiology

branch of medicine dealing with the heart

cardiomegaly

enlarged heart

cardiomyopathy

disease of the heart muscle

cardiomyotomy

incision into the heart muscle

cardiopulmonary bypass

procedure that temporarily circulates and oxygenates a patient’s blood during a portion of heart surgery where the heart is stopped

cardiopulmonary resuscitation

basic life support

cardiothoracic surgery

surgery that involves cutting through the patient’s chest to get to the heart

cardiotonic

a drug that increases the strength of heart contractions

cardiotoxic

poisonous to the heart

cardiovascular

pertaining to the heart and blood vessels

cardioversion

returning a heart to normal rhythm

carditis

inflammation of the heart

congenital heart defect

fla win the structure of the heart, present at birth

congestive cardiomyopathy

heart cavity is unable to pump all the blood out of it and becomes stretched, which causes weak pumping of blood