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Term | Definition |
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varicose veins | twisted enlarged veins , caused by increased blood pressure in the veins |
procedure to remove a blood clot | Thrombectomy |
Cardiomyopathy | chronic disease of heart muscle |
Chest pain is associated with what organ | the heart |
medical term for chest pain | angina |
angioplasty | to widen blocked or narrowed coronary arteries |
medication used to reduce cholesterol | statins |
aneurysm | widened blood vessel |
procedure uses ultrasound to evaluate the heart and blood vessels | Echocardiogram |
TIA | Transient ischaemic attack |
CAD | Coronary Artery Disease |
B/P | Blood Pressure |
SOB | Shortness Of Breath |
Right atrium | receives oxygen-poor blood from the body and pumps it to the right ventricle. |
right ventricle | pumps the oxygen-poor blood to the lungs. |
left atrium | receives oxygen-rich blood from the lungs and pumps it to the left ventricle. |
left ventricle | pumps the oxygen-rich blood to the body |
what are the four chambers of the heart | The right atrium, The right ventricle , The left atrium, The left ventricle |