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Chapter 8 - Cardiac System
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09/16/2012

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Aneurysm/o
Definition
Widened blood vessel
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Angi/o
Definition
Vessel (typically blood or lymph)
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Atri/o
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Atrium
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Ather/o
Definition
Fatty plaque
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Hemangi/o
Definition
Blood vessel
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My/o
Definition
Muscle
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Phleb/o
Definition
Vein
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Sphygm/o
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Narrowing
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Thromb/o
Definition
Blood clot
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-sphyxia
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Pulse
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-stenosis
Definition
narrowing
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Bruit
Definition
Soft blowing sound hears on auscultation, possibly due to vibrations associated with the movement of blood
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Coarctation
Definition
Narrowing of a vessel, especially aorta
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DVT
Definition
Blood clot that forms in the deep veins of the body
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Ejection fraction
Definition
Calculation of how much blood a ventricle can eject with on contraction
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Hemostasis
Definition
Arrest of bleeding or circulation
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Infarct
Definition
Area of tissue that undergoes necrosis following cessation of blood supply
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ischemia
Definition
Local and temporary deficiency of blood supply due to circulatory obstruction
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Patent Ductus Arteriosus
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Failure of the ductus arteriosus to close after birth allowing blood to flow from aorta into pulmonary artery
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perfusion
Definition
Circulation of blood through tissues or the passage of fluids through vessels of an organ
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Thrombus
Definition
Blood clot of a vessel
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Lipid Panel
Definition
Series of tests used to assess risk factors of ischemic heart disease
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Angiography
Definition
Radiographic imaging of the heart and blood vessels after injection of a contrast dye
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MRI
Definition
Radio waves and a strong magnetic field
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Multiple-gated acquisition
Definition
Nuclear procedure that uses radioactive tracers to produce movie-like images of the structure of the heart, including the myocardium and the mitral and tricuspid valves
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Scintigraphy
Definition
Radiation emitted by the body after injection of radioactive substances to crate images of various organs or identify body functions and diseases
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Cardioversion
Definition
Procedure to restore normal rhythm of the heart by applying a controlled electrical shock to the exterior of the chest
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Angioplasty
Definition
Procedure that alters a vessel through surgery or dilation of the vessel using a balloon catheter
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Atherectomy
Definition
Removal of material from an occluded vessel using a specially designated catheter fitted with a cutting or grinding device
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Catheter Ablation
Definition
Destruction of a conduction tissue of the heart to interrupt the abnormal conduction pathway causing arrhythmia, thus allowing normal heart rhythm to resume
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Commissurotomy
Definition
Surgical separation of the leaflets of the mitral valve, which have fused together at their commissures
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Laser Ablation
Definition
Procedure used to remove or treat varicose veins
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Pericardiocentesis
Definition
Puncture of the pericardium to remove excess fluid from the pericardial sac
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venipuncture
Definition
Puncture of a vein by a needle to draw blood
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