Semester-2 Week-2

Question 1

localized dilatation or ballooning of an artery at a weak point in the vessel wall

Answer 1

aneurysm

Question 2

severe pain and constriction around the heart; felling of extreme pressure in the anterior chest

Answer 2

angina pectoris

Question 3

inflammation of the blood vessels of the heart

Answer 3

angiocarditis

Question 4

abnormal contraction of the blood vessels primarily the arteries

Answer 4

angiospasm

Question 5

abnormal narrowing of the aorta

Answer 5

aortic stenosis

Question 6

any irregular heartbeat

Answer 6

arrthythmia

Question 7

heart disease caused by hardening of the arteries

Answer 7

arteriosclerotic heart disease

ASHD

Question 8

hardening and narrowing of the arteries due to deposits of fat and other material along arterial walls

Answer 8

atherosclerosis

Question 9

an abnormal opening between the atria and ventricles

Answer 9

atrioventricular defect

Question 10

slow heart rate; <60 bpm

Answer 10

bradycardia

Question 11

interruption of the electrical impulse of the heart to the right or left bundle branch

Answer 11

bundle branch block (BBB)

Question 12

a sudden and immediate cessation of the heart’s pumping action

Answer 12

cardiac arrest

Question 13

compression of the heart due to the accumulation of blood in the pericardial sac

Answer 13

cardiac tamponade

Question 14

enlargement of the heart

Answer 14

cardiomegaly

Question 15

any disease that affects the structure and function of the heart, and the heart muscle in particular

Answer 15

cardiomyopathy

Question 16

congenital condition characterized by the narrowing of a segment of the aorta

Answer 16

coarctation of the aorta

Question 17

heart condition characterized by impaired cardiac pumping resulting in failure of the ventricles to eject blood

Answer 17

congestive heart failure (CHF)

Question 18

any abnormal condition of the arteries of the heart

Answer 18

coronary artery disease (CAD)

Question 19

an obstruction of any one of the coronary arteries

Answer 19

coronary occlusion

Question 20

development of a blood clot in a coronary artery

Answer 20

coronary thrombosis

Question 21

inflammation of the endocardium or inner layer of the heart wall

Answer 21

endocarditis

Question 22

rapid and incomplete contractions of the atria or ventricles

Answer 22

fibrillation

Question 23

presence of a blood clot in a deep vein

Answer 23

deep vein thrombosis (DVT)

Question 24

elevated/high blood pressure

Answer 24

hypertension

Question 25

abnormally low BP

Answer 25

hypotension

Question 26

heart disease caused by long-term elevated or high blood pressure

Answer 26

hypertensive heart disease (HHD)

Question 27

inflammation of myocardium

Answer 27

myocarditis

Question 28

deficient or decrease blood supply to a body part; might be caused by atherosclerosis

Answer 28

ischemia

Question 29

protrusion of one or both of the flaps of the mitral valve into the left atrium

Answer 29

mitral valve prolapse

Question 30

narrowing of the mitral valve due to scarring

Answer 30

mitral valve stenosis

Question 31

death of heart muscle due to a lack of oxygen caused by an insufficient blood supply from the coronary arteries; heart attack

Answer 31

myocardial infarction (MI)

Question 32

abnormally rapid throbbing or fluttering of the heart

Answer 32

palpitation