| apple | | Reentry phenomena producing sawtooth pattern of P-waves (abbr). |
| aorta | | Fast acting vasodilator that decreases preload. |
| Aflutter | | Weight gain, peripheral edema, ascites, abdominal pain and anorexia suggest ______ sided heart failure. |
| increase | | The aortic valve and pulmonary valve are aslo referred to as. |
| Purkinje | | Predictable, exercise induced angina that is relieved by rest. |
| pericardium | | Compression of the lumbar nerve roots causing low back and leg pain may be caused by this vascular condition (abr). |
| right | | S1 sound heard in auscultation of the heart. |
| regurgitation | | Lipoprotein that is the main carrier of cholesterol that is released into the bloodstream and settles in blood vessels. |
| ST | | The pump of the circulatory system. |
| CABG | | Literal meaning of "angina pectoris." |
| HDL | | The expression of the second heart sound heard over the apex. |
| CRP | | Most often used vein to reperfuse the heart. |
| PTCA | | Body shape more associated with hypertension. |
| semilunar | | Period of contraction of the heart. |
| tamponade | | A QRS complex that is wider than normal (abbr). |
| prehypertensive | | Amount of blood the heart pumps each minute |
| infarction | | The circumflex artery is a branch of the ____ coronary artery. |
| diastole | | Elevation of this EKG segment contribute to the diagnosis of MI. |
| heart | | The P wave is associated with contraction of the _____. |
| atria | | Death of tissue or organ due yo ischemia. |
| systole | | The constriction or narrowing of a passage. |
| pulmonary | | Excessive pericardial fluid compressing the heart. |
| primary | | Is the neurotransmitter for sympathetic nerves. |
| lisinopril | | A blood pressure 120-139 over 80-89 is considered this. |
| dupp | | Familial hypercholesterolemia is an example of ______ form of high cholesterol. |
| bicuspid | | Fibers acting as pacemaker in junctional dysrhythmias. |
| cardiac output | | One of the main mechanisms by which cardiac ischemia is likely to occur. |
| aspirin | | The total volume of blood pumped out with each ventricular contraction is know as |
| delayed | | Also known as a balloon angioplasty. |
| morphine | | Also known as the mitral valve. |
| troponin | | Common beta blocker given post MI to reduce mortality. |
| Lopressor | | Lengthening of the PR interval indicates _______conduction through the AV node. |
| left | | Sympathetic nerve impulses _______ the heart rate and force of contraction. |
| BBB | | Electrical recording of heart activity. |
| choking | | The main trunk of the arterial system of the body. |
| Prinzmetal's | | Acronym for coronary artery bypass graft. |
| pheochromocytoma | | The force that the contracting heart must generate to eject blood from the filled heart. |
| LDL | | A chemical that regulates calcium in muscles, it is ideal for diagnosis of an MI 3 days after onset. |
| stable | | Characterized by chest pain, fever, and audible friction rub. |
| EKG | | Occurs when atrial cells cannot repolarize in time for the next stimulus and has no discernible P-wave (abbr). |
| secondary | | Inadequate blood flow. |
| preload | | Loose fitting fibrous sac covering the heart. |
| saphenous | | A tumor, usually located in the adrenal medulla, containing sympathetic nerve cells, causing hypertension. |
| lubb | | Angina that typically occurs at rest. |
| mitral | | A marker that indicates inflammation and becomes elevated before other markers. |
| stenosis | | Calcium channel blocker used for chronic stable angina (generic name). |
| SSS | | The frequency with which blood is ejected from the heart, normal is 60 to 100 |
| diltiazem | | This valve is best heard behind the third intercostal space about 1 inch to the left of the sternum. |
| valves | | Time during blood enters the relaxed chambers of the heart. |
| heart rate | | Bradycardia-tachycardia syndrome (abbr.) |
| AAA | | Example of an ace inhibitor used for hypertension. |
| stroke volume | | Atherosclerotic lesions occur most oftenin the area of coronary arteries. |
| clot | | Vasodilator that decreases preload and afterload as well as controls pain. |
| Afib | | The right ventricle pumps blood into the ______ artery. |
| proximal | | Renal vascular disease is the most common cause of ________ hypertension. |
| ischemia | | Inhibits platelet aggregation by inhibiting synthesis of prostaglandin. |
| pericarditis | | An alternative term for valve incompetence, specifically valve closing. |
| afterload | | Good cholesterol because they transport cholesterol back to the liver for excretion. |
| nitro | | The end diastolic stretch of a heart muscle, loading condition of the heart at the end of diastole. |
| norepinephrine | | Main function is to direct flow through the heart. |
