Term
| acute coronary syndrome (ACS) |
|
Definition
| sudden symptoms of insufficient blood supply to the heart indicating unstable angina or acute myocardial infarction |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| ballooning of a weakened portion of an arterial wall |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| any disturbance or abnormality in the heart's normal rhythmic pattern |
|
|
Term
| atrial fibrillation (AFib) |
|
Definition
| cardiac arrhythmia characterized by chaotic, rapid electrical impulses in the atria; two types are paoxysmal AFib (PAF), which is intermittent, and chronic AFib, which is sustained |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| acute compression of the heart caused by fluid accumulation in the pericardial cavity |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| congenital cardiac condition characterized by a narrowing of the aorta |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| heart abnormality present at birth |
|
|
Term
| coronary artery disease (CAD) |
|
Definition
| condition that reduces the flow of blood through the coronary arteries to the myocardium that progress to denying the heart tissue sufficient oxygen and nutrients to function normally; common cause of heart failure or myocardial infarction |
|
|
Term
| deep vein thrombosis (DVT) |
|
Definition
| condition of thrombus in a deep vein of the body, most often in the lower extremities |
|
|
Term
| hypertensive heart disease (HHD) |
|
Definition
| disorder of the heart caused by persistent high bp |
|
|
Term
| intermittent claudication |
|
Definition
| pain and discomfort in calf muscles while walking; condition seen in peripheral arterial disease |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| condition of deficient blood flow due to constriction or obstruction of a blood vessel |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| narrowing of the mitral valve from scarring, usually caused by episodes of rheumatic fever |
|
|
Term
| myocardial infarction (MI) |
|
Definition
| death of a portion of the myocardium caused by lack of o2 from interrupted blood supply (aka heart attack) |
|
|
Term
| peripheral arterial disease (PAD) |
|
Definition
| disease of the arteries in the arms and legs, resulting in narrowing or complete obstruction of the artery; most common symptom is intermittent claudication (aka peripheral vascular disease [PVD]) |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| damage to the heart muscle or heart valves caused by one or more episodes of rheumatic fever |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| distended or tortuous veins usually found in the lower extremities |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| condition in which there is a reduction in the number of erythrocytes; can be caused by blood loss, decreased production or increased destruction of rbc's |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| blood clot or foreign material that enters the bloodstream and moves until it lodges at another point in the circulation |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| inherited bleeding disease most commonly caused by a deficiency of the coagulation factor VIII |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| malignant disease characterized by excessive increase in abnormal leukocytes formed in the bone marrow |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| condition in which pathogenic microorganisms, usually bacteria, enter the blood stream causing a systemic inflammatory response to the infection (aka septicemia) |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| malignant disorder of the lymphatic tissue characterized by progressive enlargement of the lymph nodes |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| acute infection caused by the Epstein-Barr virus characterized by swollen lymph nodes, sore throat, fatigue and fever; affects mostly young people and usually transmitted by saliva |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| surgical excision of an aneurysm |
|
|
Term
| atrial fibrillation ablation |
|
Definition
| procedure in which abnormal cells that trigger atrial fibrillation are destroyed using a device that heats or freezes them |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| battery-powered apparatus implanted under the skin with leads placed on the heart or in the chamber of the heart; used to treat an abnormal heart rhythm due to an abnormal sinus node |
|
|
Term
| coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) |
|
Definition
| surgical technique to bring a new blood supply to the heart muscle by detouring around blocked arteries |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| supportive scaffold device placed in the coronary artery; used to prevent closure of the artery after angioplasty or atherectomy or to treat an artery occluded by plaque |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| surgical removal of an embolus or clot, usually with a balloon catheter; balloon is inflated beyond the clot then pulled back to the incision bringing the clot with it |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| surgery to establish an alternate route from femoral artery to popliteal artery to bypass an obstruction |
|
|
Term
| implantable cardiac defibrillator (ICD) |
|
Definition
| device implanted in the body that continuously monitors the heart rhythm; delivers electric shock if life-threatening arrhythmias occur |
|
|
Term
| intracoronary thrombolytic therapy |
|
Definition
| injection of a medication either intravenously or intrarterially to dissolve blood clots before they harden |
|
|
