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Cards (62)
Section 1
(50 cards)
AV
Atrioventricular; arteriovenous
ventricul/o
ventricle
DOE
Dyspnea on exertion
CABG
Coronary artery bypass graft
-stenosis
narrowing, stricture
brady-
slow
peri-
around
perfusion
circulation of blood through tissues
deep vein thrombosis
blood clot that forms in the deep veins of the body
aneurysm/o
widened blood vessel
thromb/o
blood clot
DES
Drug-eluting stent
-sphyxia
pulse
arteri/o
artery
arrhythmia
inability of the heart to maintain a normal sinus rythm
DVT
Deep vein thrombosis
stent
slender or threadlike device used to hold open vessels or obstructed arteries
ECG , EKG
Electrocardiogram, electrocardiography
mitral valve prolapse
condition in which leaflets of mitral valve prolapse into left atrium during systole
electr/o
electricity
extra-
outside
cardiomyopathy
any disease or weakening of the heart muscle
fibrillation
quivering or spontaneous muscle contractions
AAA
Abdominal aortic aneurysm
hemostasis
arrest of bleeding or circulation
cardi/o
heart
trans-
across
EF
Ejection fraction
-gram
record, writing
my/o
muscle
vascul/o
vessel
BP
Blood pressure
sten/o
narrowing, stricture
ather/o
fatty plaque
HDL
High-density lipoprotein
-graph
instrument for recording
tachy-
rapid
aort/o
aorta
embol/o
embolus (plug)
phleb/o
vein
AF
Atrial fibrillation
CAD
Coronary artery disease
catheter
thin, flexible, hollow plastic tube that is small enough to be threaded through a vessel
palpitation
sensation that heart is not beating normally (thumping, fluttering, etc)
Angi/o
vessel
heart failure
failure of heart to supply an adequate amount of blood to tissues/organs
CK
Creatine kinase (cardiac enzyme)
scler/o
hardening;sclera
ven/o
vein
ECHO
Echocardiogram
Section 2
(12 cards)