cardiology terms

ischemia

An inadequate blood supply to an organ or part of the body

aneurysm

Ballooning of a weakened portion of an arterial wall

dyspnea

Difficulty breathing

asucultation

the act of listening for sounds within the body through a stethoscope

syncope

"Passing out", loss of consciousness or fainting

bradycardia

Abnormally slow heartbeat

cyanosis

Bluish discoloration of the skin

echocardiography

The procedure for making a record of the structure and motion of the heart using sound waves is called

arrhythmia

Irregular heartbeat

angina pectoralis

Severe chest pain

pedigree

A diagram that shows the occurrence of a genetic trait in several generations of a family.

hypertension

High blood pressure

myocardial infarction

A heart attack

congenital heart disease

abnormalities in the heart at birth

MRI

- a technique that uses magnetic fields and radio waves to produce a computer generated image

regurgitation

Backflow of blood through a defective heart valve

prolapse

a floppy valve

tachycardia

Abnormally rapid heartbeat

stenosis

Narrowing of a body opening or passage

atherosclerosis

Changes in the walls of large arteries consisting of plaque (fat) deposits on the artery walls.