| A | B |
|---|
| cardiac tamponade | acute compression of the heart |
| cardiomyopathy | chronic condition characterized by structural changes in the heart muscle |
| effusion | accumulation of fluid within two layers of tissue |
| intermittent claudication | leg pain with exercise; muscle pain, typically the calf muscle |
| murmur | atypical heart sound made from the sloshing back or forcing forward of blood |
| myocarditis | inflammation of the myocardium |
| pericardiocentesis | needle aspiration of fluid from between the visceral and parietal pericardium |
| pericarditis | inflammation of the pericardium |
| syncope | sudden loss of consciousness; often confused as mere dizziness |
| thrombophlebitis | inflammation of a vein accompained by clot or thrombus formation |
| vegetations | accumulation of inflammatory debris around the valve leaflets of the heart in rheumatic carditis |
| vena caval filter | surgically inserted umbrella-like filter used to trap emboli before they can enter the heart and/or lungs |
