myocarditis | | severe chest pain |
Angioplasty | | branch that shoots an electrical impulse |
tricuspid valve | | an inflammation of the membrane that lines the heart |
atrium | | right heart |
pericardium | | type of node that sends the electrical impluse; pacemaker |
oxygenated | | type of node that carries an electrical impulse |
dyspnea | | Cardiac muscle tissue |
deoxygenated | | takes blood away from left ventricle to the body |
palpitations | | slow heart rate |
purkinje fibers | | located between the left atrium and left ventricle |
pericarditis | | small fibrous strands that connect the tricuspid valve to the papillary muscle |
atrioventricular | | diffcult breathing |
septum | | an inflammation of the outer membrane covering the heart |
murmur | | large veinous blood vessels which bring deoxygenated blood |
Aorta | | caused by defects in the valves of the heart |
cardiac stents | | Thick, muscular wall that seperates blood right and left |
endocarditis | | positioned between the right atrium and right ventricle. |
vena cava | | upper chamber |
chordae tendinae | | an inflammation of the heart muscle |
Angina pectoris | | tiny webbed stainless steel devices |
bicuspid valve | | Double layer of fibrous tissue surrounding the heart |
sinoatrial | | heart feels like it is racing |
myocardium | | divides into a right and left branch/atrioventricular bundle |
bundle of His | | when the ventricles of the heart are unable to contract effectively |
bradycardia | | left heart |
heart failure | | a procedure to help open clogged vessels |