| A | B |
|---|
| Heart's natural pacemaker | sinoatrial (SA) node |
| Operative procedure on the heart through an incision in the chest | open heart surgery |
| Temporarily diverts blood away from the heart and lungs | cardiopulmonary bypass |
| Artificial pacemaker used to aid patients suffering from | severe arrhythmia |
| Passage of a tube into the heart chambers through the arm, leg or neck | cardiac catheterization |
| A procedure that does not require entering or puncturing the body is | noninvasive |
| An instrument that may collect blood samples and determine pressure differences in the heart | catheter |
| Record of the heart using ultrasonic waves through the chest | echocardiogram |
| The process of recording the heart using ultrasonic waves to produce a record | echocardiography |
| Record of the heart which measures electrical impulses | electrocardiogram |
| The process of recording the heart's electrical impulses to produce a record | electrocardiography |
| Abbreviation for electrocardiogram | ECG |
| Suffix for a record | gram (hyphen not shown) |
| Suffix for the process of recording | graphy (hyphen not shown) |
| CT is the abbreviation for | computed tomography |
| Procedure that produces cross-sectional images of an organ | computed tomography |
| Another variation of the abbreviation CT | CAT |
| CPR means | cardiopulmonary resusitation |
| Procedure to reestablish impaired heart and lung action | cardiopulmonary resusitation |
