Cardiovascular Flashcards
Arrhythmia
Abnormal heart rhythm or heartbeats occur and vary from the normal orderly sequence. This can reduce the hearts ability to pump blood.
Angina
Chest pain is caused by an insufficient amount of oxygenated blood reaching the heart muscle
Endocarditis
An infection involving the heart
Cardiac Glycosides
Being obtained from the digitalis plant and exert powerful action on the heart, it also increases the muscles contraction and improves irregular heartbeats.
Antiarrhythmics
Help to restore and maintain normal heart rhythms
Antianginals
Decreases the amount of blood that returns to the heart decreasing the heart rate or decreasing the resistance to pump and decrease the Amount of work for the heart
Cardiovascular system
Composed of the heart, arteries, capillaries, and veins
Transports nutrients to tissues and removes wastes from tissues