Chapter 7 III

physical examination done by listening to sounds within the body using a stethoscope

noise; an abnormal heart sound caused by turbulance within

• abnormal heart sound, mimicing the gait of a horse
• related to abnormal ventricular contraction

• electric picture of the heart, represented by positive and negative deflections on a graph
• the letters P, Q, R, S, T correspond to each cycle.

invasive procedure; placing catherter-guided electrodes within the heart to evaluate and map the electrical conduction of arrhythmias

use of nuclear isotopes and computed tomography to produce profusion (blood flow) images and study the cellular metabolism of the heart

x-ray imaging

x-ray of a blood vessel after injection of contrast medium

a record obtained by angiography

x-ray of the blood vessels of the heart

x-ray of a particular artery

x-ray of the aorta

x-ray of a vein

sonographic imaging

recording sound waves through the heart to evaluate structure and motion.

echocardiogram taken at a time of stress (from a drug) or controlled physical exercise

grafting a portion of a blood vessel (from the leg, etc) to bypass an occluded coronary artery of the heart.

joining of two blood vessels to allow flow from one to the other; opening

incision/coring of the lining of an artery to clear a blockage caused by a clot or atherosclerotic plaque

surgery to replaces a diseased heart valve with an artificial one: tissue (pig) or mechanical (synthetic)

• a method used to treat a narrowing coronary artery
• use of a specialized catheter with a balloon attachment-inflate the balloon, and open the narrowed portion, restoring blood flow.
• STENTS are usually used

• implantation of a device used to reinforce the wall of a vessel to ensure it stays open
• to treat stenosis, etc