Cardiology

Question 1

aneurysm

Answer 1

localized widening of artery due to a weakness in arterial wall

Question 2

angina pecoris

Answer 2

severe chest pain caused by myocardial ischemia

Question 3

arrhythmia

Answer 3

Irregular heart beat

Question 4

arteriosclerotic heart disease

Answer 4

arteriosclerosis or atherosclerosis of coronary arteries

Question 5

bradycardia

Answer 5

abnormally slow heart rate below 60 beats per minute

Question 6

cardia catheterization

Answer 6

passage of thin tube through veins or arteries leading into heart for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes

Question 7

cardiac arrest

Answer 7

complete stoppage of electrical signals and contractions in the heart

Question 8

congestive heart failure

Answer 8

condition that develops when heart muscle is not able to pump blood forcefully enough, reducing blood flow to body; results in weakness, dyspnea, and edema

Question 9

coronary artery bypass graft

Answer 9

surgery in which blood vessel in grafts to route blood around occluded coronary artery

Question 10

deep vein thrombosis

Answer 10

formation of blood clot in deep veins

Question 11

defibrillation

Answer 11

using defibrillator to give electrical shock to heart for purpose of converting arrhythmia back to normal heart beat (cadioversion)

Question 12

embolus

Answer 12

a mass of undissolved matter present in a blood or lymphatic vessels may be gas, liquid, or solid

Question 13

endocaritis

Answer 13

inflammation of inner lining of heart

Question 14

fibrillation

Answer 14

abnormal quivering or contraction of heart fibers; atrial fibrillation may be chronic; ventricular fibrillation results in cardiac arrest.

Question 15

heart murmur

Answer 15

abnormal heart sound

Question 16

hypertension

Answer 16

blood pressure above normal range; usually systolic pressure above 140mmHG or diastolic pressure above 90mmHG

Question 17

hypotension

Answer 17

decrease in blood pressure

Question 18

infarct

Answer 18

area of tissue necrosis that develops from ischemia

Question 19

ischemia

Answer 19

a temporary deficiency of blood flow to an organ or tissue

Question 20

lumen

Answer 20

space within a tube, or vessel

Question 21

myocardial infarction

Answer 21

heart attack: infarct of heart muscle cause by occlusion of one or more of coronary arteries

Question 22

occlusion

Answer 22

blockage of blood vessel or other hollow structure

Question 23

pace maker

Answer 23

electrical device that artificially stimulates contraction of heart muscle

Question 24

peripheral vascular disease

Answer 24

disease of blood vessel away from central region of body

Question 25

stenosis

Answer 25

narrowing of a passage of orifice

Question 26

stent

Answer 26

tube place within blood vessel or duct to widen lumen

Question 27

tachycardia

Answer 27

abnormal fast heart rate, more than 100 beats per minute

Question 28

thrombosis

Answer 28

the formation or presence of blood clot within the vascular system

Question 29

thrombus

Answer 29

a blood clot that adheres to the wall of a blood vessel or organ

Question 30

varicose veins

Answer 30

swollen and distended veins

Question 31

venipuncture

Answer 31

puncture into a vein to withdraw blood or inject medication or fluids