| A | B |
|---|
| Anemia | A reduction in the number of circulating red blood cells |
| Aneurysm | Localized balloon-like enlargement of an artery |
| Angina pectoris | Left-sided chest pain due to inadequate blood and oxygenation of the heart muscle |
| Angiography | Dye is injected into the bloodstream or heart chamber and x-rays are taken of the heart and large blood vessels in the chest. |
| Angiostenosis | Narrowing of a blood vessel |
| Arrhythmia | Irregularity of heart rhythm |
| Arteriectomy | Surgical removal of part of an artery |
| Arteriosclerosis | Hardening of the arteries |
| Atheroma | Plaque formation (fatty deposit) within the arterial wall |
| Atherosclerosis | Hardening and narrowing of the arteries due to a buildup of plaque formation |
| Auscultation | Listening to sounds within the body with a stethoscope. |
| Bradycardia | Slow heartbeat |
| CAD | Atherosclerosis of the coronary arteries |
| Cardiac Catheterization | A thin flexible tube is introduced into a vein or artery and guided to the heart to detect pressures and patterns of blood flow. |
| Cardiac MRI | Magnetic waves are beamed at the heart and an image is produced. |
| Cardiac scan | Scan of the heart measuring the accumulation of radioactive substance injected into the heart. |
| Cardioversion | Another word for defibrillation |
| Carditis | Inflammation of the heart |
| Claudication | Pain and weakness in the leg when walking, due to peripheral vascular disease |
| Coarctation of the aorta | CHD; Narrowing of the aorta |
| Congenital Heart Disease | Abnormalities in the heart occurring at birth. |
| Congestive Heart Failure | Inability of the heart to circulate blood effectively enough to meet the body's needs. |
| Congestive Heart Failure | CHF |
| Coronary Artery Bypass Graft | CABG |
| Coronary Artery Bypass Graft | Vessels are connected to existing coronary arteries to detour around blocked vessels. |
| Coronary artery disease | CAD; Atherosclerosis of the coronary arteries |
| Defibrillation | Use of electrical shock to restore the heart's normal rhythm. |
| Digital Subtraction Angiography | X-ray pictures of the blood vessels are taken. |
| Digital Subtraction Angiography | DSA |
| Doppler | Sound waves of blood vessels. |
| Dyscrasia | Any abnormal blood condition. |
| Echocardiography | ECHO |
| Echocardiography | Sound waves are transmitted into the chest and echoes returning from the valves, chambers and surfaces of the heart are electronically plotted and recorded. |
| Electrocardiogram | Record of the electrical activity of the heart. |
| Electrocardiogram | ECG |
| Embolus | Floating clot |
| Essential Hypertension | Abnormally high systolic and diastolic blood pressure occurring in the absence of any evident cause (idiopathic) |
| Fibrillation | Rapid, random and ineffective contractions of the heart (350 beats or more per minute). |
| Flutter | Cardiac arrhythmia in which the atrial contractions are rapid but regular (may reach up to 300 beats per minute). |
