Heart And Blood Disorder Flashcards
Narrowing
The opposite of widening
Arrest
Complete stoppage of the heart
Mayocarditis
Inflammation of the heart muscle
Pulse
Tachycardia is rapid
Arrhythmia
Irregularities in the heartbeat
Infarction
Death of muscle due to lack of blood
Murmur
Turbulent blood flow through a defective valve makes this sound
Pace maker
Battery-operated devices to make the heart beat normally
Beats
A healthy heart has 60-100 of these in a minute
Varicose veins
These are caused by defective valves in deep lower leg veins
Exertion
Angina pectorals chest pains are usually brought on by
Coronary heart disease is due to ___ supply of blood to the heart
Restricted
Clot
Platelets and blood cells which collect on one site will cause this
Donor
The person who provides a replacement heart
Grafts
The surgeon does this when he joins a piece of vein to the heart
Blockage
One of these in a coronary artery will cause the muscle it supplies to die
Deposits
Eros is is a build up of fatty
Transplant
A completely new heart
Aneurysm
Abnormal swelling in a weakened arterial wall
Insufficient ___ and smoking can contribute to heart disease
Exercise
Stenosis
A condition in which a valve outlet is too narrow
Plaque
It thickens arterial walls and narrows the artery
A gripping angina chest pain sometimes ____ down the arms
Radiates
Air or liquid are used to ___ the balloon in angioplasty
Inflate
