Cardiology - Cardiología Flashcards
Congenital heart defect
Cardiopatía congénita
Ventricular Septal Defect (VSD)
Comunicación Interventricular (CIV)
fibrillation
fibrilación, rapid, quivering, uncoordinated contractions of atria and ventricles
defibrillation
desfibrilación, electric shock to myocardium through chest wall to restore normal cardiac rhythm
cardiomyopathy
cardiomiopatía, disease of heart muscle
cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR)
reanimación cardiopulmonar
endocarditis
endocarditis, inflammation of inner lining of heart–especially valves
electrocardiograph
electrocardiógrafo, instrument used to record electrical activity of heart
electrocardiography
electrocardiografía, process of recording electrical activity of heart
electrocardiogram (ECG, EKG)
electrocardiograma, recording of electrical activity of heart
echocardiogram (ECHO)
ecocardiograma, recording of heart using sound (ultrasound)
cardiac pacemaker
marcapasos
cardiomegaly
cardiomegalia, enlargement of the heart
bradycardia
bradicardia, slow heart rate
auscultation
auscultación, hearing body sounds with stethescope
angina pectoris
angina de pecho, chest pain–due to lack of blood in heart
tachycardia
taquicardia, fast heart rate
endarterectomy
endarterectomía, excision within an artery
coronary occlusion
arteriopatía, obstruction of artery of heart–usually from atherosclerosis; can cause acute myocardial infarction
percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty–PTCA
angioplastia coronaria transluminal percutánea. balloon angioplasty–inflated to press plaque against vessel wall
aneurysm
aneurisma. ballooning of weakened portion of an arterial wall
aortic stenosis
estenosis valvular aórtica
pericarditis
pericarditis. inflammation of sac surrounding heart
coronary artery bypass graft–CABG
injerto de revascularización coronaria. surgical technique to bring new blood supply to heart by detouring around blocked arteries