| myocarditis | | severe chest pain |
| Angioplasty | | branch that shoots an electrical impulse |
| tricuspid valve | | an inflammation of the membrane that lines the heart |
| atrium | | right heart |
| pericardium | | type of node that sends the electrical impluse; pacemaker |
| oxygenated | | type of node that carries an electrical impulse |
| dyspnea | | Cardiac muscle tissue |
| deoxygenated | | takes blood away from left ventricle to the body |
| palpitations | | slow heart rate |
| purkinje fibers | | located between the left atrium and left ventricle |
| pericarditis | | small fibrous strands that connect the tricuspid valve to the papillary muscle |
| atrioventricular | | diffcult breathing |
| septum | | an inflammation of the outer membrane covering the heart |
| murmur | | large veinous blood vessels which bring deoxygenated blood |
| Aorta | | caused by defects in the valves of the heart |
| cardiac stents | | Thick, muscular wall that seperates blood right and left |
| endocarditis | | positioned between the right atrium and right ventricle. |
| vena cava | | upper chamber |
| chordae tendinae | | an inflammation of the heart muscle |
| Angina pectoris | | tiny webbed stainless steel devices |
| bicuspid valve | | Double layer of fibrous tissue surrounding the heart |
| sinoatrial | | heart feels like it is racing |
| myocardium | | divides into a right and left branch/atrioventricular bundle |
| bundle of His | | when the ventricles of the heart are unable to contract effectively |
| bradycardia | | left heart |
| heart failure | | a procedure to help open clogged vessels |