Illness CV Terms Flashcards
Angina
Severe chest pain
Arrythmia
Irregular heart rhythm
Bradycardia
Slow heartbeat
Cardiomegaly
Enlarged heart
Endocraditis
inflammation of the endocardium
Fibrillatiion
Extremely rapid heartbeat
Infarct
Death of a part of the heart due to decreased blood supply
Myocardial Infarcation
Decreased blood flow to the heart leading to tissue death of the muscle
Myocarditis
Inflammation of the heart tissue
Palpitation
Felling of the heartbeat within the chest
Pericarditis
Inflammation of the pericardium
Tachycardia
Rapid heartbeat
Aneurysm
Balloonlike swelling of an artery
Arteriosclerosis
Condition in which the walls of the small arteries are hardened
Arteriostenosis
Narrowing of the arteries
Arteritis
Inflammation of an artery
Artherosclerosis
Blockage caused by fat deposits in the arteries
Embolism
Obstruction of a vessel
Hyperlipemia
Increased fatty substances in the blood
Hypertension
Increased blood pressure
Hypotension
Decreased blood pressure
Phlebitis
Inflammation of a vein
Thrombophlebitis
Inflammation in a vein caused by blood clot
Thrombosis
Blood clot within a vessel
Thrombus
Blood clot
Varicose vein
Dilated and twisted vein usually found in the legs
Vasoconstriction
Narrowing a vessel
Vasodilation
Dilation (increase) of a vessel
Vasospasm
Involuntary contraction in a vein