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BP
Blood pressure
Aneurysm
An abnormal dilation of a blood vessel due to wall weakening
Angina
Chest pain caused by decreased blood flow or oxygen to the heart
Angioedema
Swelling of the deeper layers of the skin
Anticoagulation
Prevent the clotting of blood
Antihyperlipidemic
preventing elevated lipids in the blood
Antiplatelet
Preventing blood clotting through inhibition of platelet aggregation
Arrhythmia
Abnormal heart rate or rhythm
Arteriosclerosis
Hardening of the artery walls
Asystole
The absence of contractions in the heart
Atherosclerotic
Harding of the artery walls due to buildup of plaque
Bradyarrhythmia
A disturbance in normal heart rhythm resulting in a slow heart rate, or bradycardia
Bradycardia
An abnormally slow heart rate of less than 60 beats per minute
CAD
Coronary Artery Disease
Cardio
Heart
Cardiogenic
Originating in the heart
Cardiomegaly
An abnormal enlargement of the heart
Cardiotoxicity
Damage to the heart
CCU
Coronary care unit
CHF
Congestive heart failure
CO
Cardiac Output
CVP
Central venous pressure
Dysrhythmias
An abnormal electrical rhythm
ECG
Electrocardiogram
Edema
Swelling of body tissues due to excess accumulation of fluid
Embolism
Obstruction of an artery or blood vessel due to air, blood clot, or fatty deposits
Fibrinolysis
The breakdown of blood clots
Gynecomastia
Breast enlargement in men due to a non-cancerous growth in breast tissue
HTN
Hypertension
Hypercholesterolemia
Excess levels of cholesterol in the blood
Hypertension
Elevated blood pressure
Hypertriglyceridemia
Above normal triglyceride levels in the blood
Hypotension
Low, or decrease in, blood pressure
Infarction
Formation of an infarct, which is an area of dead tissue after a lack of blood supply
Ischemia
Condition related to lack of blood flow, often described to various organs
Myocarditits
Inflammation of the heart, specifically the myocardium (middle muscle of the heart wall)
NVD
Neck vein distention
Palpitations
Irregular heartbeat
Pericarditits
General inflammation of the sac surrounding the heart (pericardium)
Phlebo/veno
Veins
Proarrhythmic
A medication that can cause an arrhythmia, or have properties to cause an arrhythmia
PVC
Premature ventricular complex
PVD
Peripheral vascular disease
Revascularization
Restoring blood flow to an area or organ of the body
Rhabdomyolysis
A condition that causes the breakdown of muscle tissue where breakdown products enter systemic circulation causing acute injury
-sclerosis
hardening
-stenosis
narrowing
Tachyarrhythmia
Rapid heartbeat with arrhythmia
Tachycardia
Rapid heart beat
Thrombocytopenia
Decrease in number of platelets present in the blood
Thromboembolic
Blockage of a blood vessel by a thrombus, often referred to as a specific event
Thrombolytic
Elimination or breakdown of a clot
Thrombophlebitis
Inflammation of a vein with a clot
Thromboprophylaxis
Prevention of a clot
Thrombosis
Formation of a clot
Vasculopathy
Disease of blood vessels
Vasoconstriction
Narrowing of blood vessels
Vasodilation
Dilation of blood vessels
Veno-occlusive
Compression of small veins
Ventricular
Of a ventricle (lower chamber of heart from atrium); forces blood into arteries