| A | B |
|---|
| cardiac tamponade | acute compression of the heart |
| cardiomyopathy | chronic condition characterized by structural changes in the heart muscle |
| decortication | surgical removal of the pericardium to allow more adequate filling and contraction of the heart chambers |
| deep vein thrombosis | inflammation of a vein deep in the lower extremities accompanied by clot or thrombus formation |
| effusion | accumulation of fluid within two layers of tissue |
| emboli | moving mass of particles, either solid or gas, within the blood stream |
| Homan's sign | calf pain that increases on dorsiflexion of the foot |
| impedance plethysmography | test used for diagnosing clots within deep veins by recording blood volume in the arm or leg before and after inflating a BP cuff to stop venous blood flow |
| infective endocarditis | inflammation of the inner layer of heart tissue as a result of an infectious microorganism |
| intermittent claudication | leg pain with exercise |
| Janeway lesions | small, painless, red-blue macular sores on palms of hands and soles of feet indicative of infective endocarditis |
| murmur | atypical heart sound related to a faulty valve |
| myocardial disarray | alteration in the usual alignment of myofibrils, the contractile component of muscle tissue |
| myocarditis | inflammation of the myocardium |
| myofibrils | contracttil component of muscle tissue |
| Osler nodes | purplish, painful nodules in the pads of the fingers and toes and palms and soles of the feet; indicative of bacterial endocarditis |
| pericardiectomy | surgical removal of the pericardium to allow more adequate filling and contraction of the heart chambers |
| pericardiocentesis | needle aspiration of fluid from between the visceral and parietal pericardium |
| pericardiostomy | procedure in which a surgical opening is made in the pericardium to drain fluid |
| pericarditis | inflammation of the pericardium |
| petechiae | tiny reddish hemorrhagic spots on the skin and mucous membranes |
| polyarthritis | inflammation of more than one joint; a sequelae of rheumatic fever |
| postphlebotic syndrome | vascular complication which occurs up to 5 years after treatment of thrombophlebitis; S/S include pain, swelliing, varicose veins, ulcers, and discoloration of the extremity affected |
| precordial pain | pain in the anterior chest overlying the heart |
| pulmonary embolus | thrombus that migrates to the pulmonary circulation |
| pulsus paradoxus | assessment finding characterized by a difference of 10 mmHg or more between the first Korotkoff sound heralding systolic blood pressure heard during expiration and the first that is heard during inspiration; could be indicative of pericarditis |
| rheumatic carditis | inflammatory cardiac manifestations of rheumatic fever in either the acute or later stage |
| Roth's spots | white areas in the retina surrounded by areas of hemorrhage; indicative of infecctive endocarditis |
| sequela | condition that follows a disease |
| splinter hemorrhages | black longitudinal lines in the nails; indicative of infective endocarditis |
| sympathectomy | procedure that interrupts or suppresses some portion of the sympathetic nerve pathway; performed in the patient with Buerger's disease to relieve vasospasm |
| syncope | sudden loss of consciousness (with or without dizziness) |
| thrombectomy | surgical removal of a thrombus (clot) |
| thromboangitis obliterans | inflammation of blood vessels associated with clot formation and fibrosis of the blood vessel wall; also called Buerger's disease |
| thrombophlebitis | inflammation of a vein accompanied 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 sieve used to trap emboli before they reach the heart and lungs |
| vena caval plication | surgical procedure that changes the lumen of the vena cava from a single channel to several small channels through the use of a suture or Teflon clip; used in severe thrombophlebitis |
| venography | procedure that uses radiopaque dye instilled into the venous system to identify a filling defect in the area of a clot |
| ventriculomyomectomy | procedure involving the removal of thickened myocardial muscle from the septum; used for hypertrophic cardiomyopathy |
| Virchow's triad | three factors that contribute to formation of thrombi; they include slowed circulation, altered blood coagulation, and trauma to the vein |
