Chapter 11 Flashcards
Cardiovascular System
aneurysm/o
aneurysm
angi/o
vessel (blood)
aort/o
aorta (largest artery)
arter/o, arteri/o
artery
ather/o
plaque (fatty substance)
atri/o
atrium (upper heart chamber)
axill/o
armpit
brachi/o
arm
cardi/o
heart
cholesterol/o
cholesterol
coron/o
heart
cyan/o
blue
isch/o
hold back, back
my/o
muscle
myx/o
mucus
ox/o
oxygen
pericardi/o
pericardium
phleb/o
vein
pulmon/o
lung
rrhythm/o
rhythm
sphygm/o
pulse
steth/o
chest
thromb/o
clot
valv/o
valve
valvul/o
valve
vas/o
vessel, duct
vascul/o
vessel (blood)
ven/o, ven/i
vein
ventricul/o
ventricle (of heart or brain)
-constriction
narrowing
-dilation
widening, stretching, expanding
-emia
blood condition
-graphy
process of recording
-lysis
breakdown, separation, destruction, loosening
-megaly
enlargement
-meter
measure
-oma
tumor, mass, collection of fluid
-osis
condition, usually abnormal
-plasty
surgical repair
-sclerosis
hardening
-stenosis
tightening, stricture
-tomy
process of cutting
a-, an-
no, not, without
brady-
slow
de-
lack of, down, less, removal of
dys-
bad, painful, difficult, abnormal
endo-
in, within
hyper-
above, excessive
hypo-
deficient, below, under, less than normal
inter-
between
peri-
surrounding
tachy-
fast
tetra-
four
tri-
three
angiogram
record of vessel
endarterectomy
excision, removal, resection of artery within
cardiomyopathy
disease condition of muscle heart
hypercholesterolemia
blood condition of cholesterol excessive
cyanosis
condition, usually abnormal blue
pericarditis
inflammation of pericardium
pericardiocentesis
surgical puncture to remove fluid from pericardium
stethoscope
instrument to visually examine chest
thrombolysis
breakdown clot
valvuloplasty
surgical repair of valve
hypoxia
condition of oxygen deficient
lipid tests (profile)
measurement of levels of fatty substances (cholesterol and triglycerides) in the bloodstream
stress test
measurement of the heart’s response to the physical exertion (patient monitored while jogging on a treadmill)
angiography
injection of contrast into vessels and x-ray imaging
electrocardiography
recording of the electricity in the heart
thallium 201 scan
intravenous injection of a radioactive substance measurement of its accumulation in heart muscle
echocardiography
use of echoes from high-frequency sound waves to produce images of the heart
lipoprotein electrophoresis
separation of HDL and LDL from a blood sample to move or travel electricity through lipid proteins (measures HDL and LDL)
cardiac MRI
beaming of magnetic waves at the heart to produce images of its structure
LVAD
left ventricular assist device: booster pump implanted in the abdomen with a cannula leading to the heart as a “bridge to transplant”
TEE
transesophageal echocardiography: ultrasound imaging of the heart using a transducer within the esophagus
ICD
implantable cardioverter-defibrillator: device implanted in the chest that senses and corrects arrhythmias by shocking the heart
RFA
radiofrequency catheter ablation:catheter delivery of a high-frequency current to damage a small portion of the heart muscle and reverse and abnormal heart rhythm
ETT
exercise tolerance test: procedure to determine the heart’s response to physical exertion (stress)
ECHO
echocardiography: cardiac imaging using high-frequency sound waves pulsed through the chest wall and bounced off heart structures
ETT-MIBI
exercise tolerance test with sestamibi scan: radioactive test of heart function with stress test
cardioversion
defibrillation and shock heart to return to normal rhythm
serum enzyme test
enzymes after MI myocardial infarction - CK and tryptophan
TMLR
transmyocardial laser revascularization
CABG
coronary artery bypass grafting: anastomosis of vessel grafts to existing coronary arteries to maintain blood supply to the myocardium
PCI
percutaneous coronary intervention
