Heart vocabulary

Question 1

CHD

Answer 1

coronary heart disease

Question 2

CAD

Answer 2

coronary artery disease

Question 3

CHF

Answer 3

congestive heart failure

Question 4

CVD

Answer 4

cardiovascular disease

Question 5

CV

Answer 5

cardiovascular

Question 6

SVT

Answer 6

supraventricular tachycardia

Question 7

V fib

Answer 7

ventricular fibrillation

Question 8

A fib

Answer 8

atrial fibrillation

Question 9

V tach

Answer 9

ventricular tachycardia

Question 10

JVD

Answer 10

jugular venous distention

Question 11

MI

Answer 11

myocardial infarction

Question 12

PMI

Answer 12

point of maximal impulse

Question 13

Stenosis

Answer 13

the abnormal narrowing of a passage in the body

Question 14

Regurgitation

Answer 14

backflow of blood through a defective heart valve

Question 15

Insufficiency

Answer 15

the inability of an organ to perform its normal function

Question 16

Cardiac output

Answer 16

the amount of blood pumped out by the ventricles within a given time (usually in L/min)

Question 17

Stroke volume

Answer 17

the amount of blood ejected by a ventricle during contraction

Question 18

Preload

Answer 18

the volume of blood that stretches ventricles at the end of diastole and just before systole

Question 19

Afterload

Answer 19

the amount of resistance or pressure the ventricle needs to contract against during systole

Question 20

palpitations

Answer 20

an unpleasant awareness of one’s heart beat - descriptions used include skipping, racing, fluttering, or pounding

Question 21

edema

Answer 21

the accumulation of fluid in the extravascular/interstitial space

Question 22

thrills

Answer 22

a vibration felt when palpating over an artery

Question 23

Murmur

Answer 23

a whooshing sound that arises from blood passing through the heart

Question 24

Bruits

Answer 24

a murmur (whoosing sound) that arises from the vasculature and not the heart. This sound is suggestive of blood turbulence through the artery because of narrowing in the vessel.