| A | B |
|---|
| arteries | carry blood away from a heart |
| capillaries | carry blood to bodily tissues |
| cardiovascular disease | damage to heart/heart's arteries |
| coronary arteries | supply blood to the heart |
| heart attack | damage to heart muscle |
| infarction | damage to heart from blockage |
| ischemia | insufficient blood supply to heart |
| myocardium | muscular wall of the heart |
| stroke | insufficient blood supply to brain |
| veins | return blood to the heart |
| aorta | transports blood from the heart |
| atrial fibrillation | erratic contraction of atria |
| cardiologist | MD specializing in the heart |
| defibrillation | delivering electrical shocks to the heart |
| pacemaker | implant controlling irregular heartbeats |
| sinoatrial node | produces the heart's "signal" |
| angina pectoris | chest pain from CAD |
| arteriosclerosis | hardening of the arteries |
| atherosclerosis | plaque build up in arteries |
| cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) | procedure used to revive someone |
| plaque | fatty deposits in arteries |
| varicose veins | vein swelling from defective valves |
| aneurysm | ballooning of an artery or vein |
| cardiac catheterization | visualizing blocked arteries with a dye |
| coronary artery bypass surgery | replacing damaged artery with a graft |
| open-heart surgery | surgery performed on an opened heart |
| percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty | procedure to open blocked arteries |
| carotid endarterectomy | removing deposits in carotid arteries |
| familial hyperlipidemia (FH) | inherited high-cholesterol disease |
| high-density lipoprotein (HDL) | removes cholesterol from tissues |
| low-density lipoprotein (LDL) | carries cholesterol in the blood |
| C-reactive protein (CRP) | blood protein denoting heart health |
| diastole | artery pressure when the heart relaxes |
| essential (primary) hypertension | not caused by any disease |
| hypertension | high blood pressure |
| secondary hypertension | caused by an identified disease |
| statins | drugs blocking cholesterol synthesis |
| systole | artery pressure when the heart contracts |
| metabolic syndrome | model embracing "risk factors" |
| type A behavior | traits contributing to heart disease |
| chromosomes | structure carrying genetic information |
| congenital (birth) defect | abnormality observed in a newborn |
| DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) | carries information on chromosomes |
| karyotype | display of all of a person's chromosomes |
| heredity (genetic) disease | inheritance of defective genes |
| down syndrome | possesses an extra chromosome 21 |
| dwarfism | defective protein for bone formation |
| hemophilia | altered gene on the X chromosome |
| factor VIII | chemical for normal blood clotting |
| spina bifida | occurs when vertebrae fail to close |
| folic acid and B12 | deficiency linked to birth defects |
| 46 chromosomes | contain roughly 60,000 genes |
| teratogen | environmental agent causing abnormality |
| amniocentesis | testing amniotic fluid for defects |
| chorionic villus sampling | prenatal alternative to amniocentesis |
| fetal alcohol syndrome | defects from a mother's alcohol consumption |
| ultrasound scanning | visualizing the fetus in the womb |
| genetic counseling | evaluates "high-risk" patients |
| embryonic stem cells | derived from human fertilized eggs |
| gene therapy | replacing defective genes with healthy ones |
