| A | B |
|---|
| aneurysm | weakening and bulging of a part of a vessel wall |
| arrhythmia | loss of heart rhythm (rhythm irregularity) |
| bruit | soft blowing sound caused by turbulaent blood flow in a vessel |
| congestive heart failure (CHF) | heart condition that results in lung congestion and dyspnea |
| deep vein thrombosis | development of a blood clot in a deep vein, usually in the legs |
| embolus | undissolved matter floating in blood or lymph fluid that may cause an occlusion and infarct |
| fibrillation | quivering of heart muscle fibers instead of an effective heart beat |
| hypertension | blood pressure that is consistently higher than normal |
| murmur | blowing or swishing sound in the heart due to turbulent blood flow or backflow through a leaky valve |
| myocardial infarction | death of heart muscle cells due to occlusion of a vessel |
| cardiac catheterization | evaluation of heart vessels and valves via the injection of dye that shows up under radiology |
| INR | standardized method of checking the prothrombin time (PT), a blood clotting factor that is used to monitor Coumadin therapy |
| PTT | measures blood clotting time, used to monitor heparin therapy |
| TEE | study of the heart via a probe placed in the esophagus |
| Troponin | most accurate blood test to confirm diagnosis of an MI |
| erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) | test that indicates inflammation in the body |
