The heart Flashcards


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Narrower than normal valve that slows blood flow from the heart chamber

Valve stenosis

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Volume of blood pumped from the ventricles with each heartbeat

stroke volume

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Severe chest pains

angina pectoris

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Fibrous tissue that covers the heart

pericardium

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Heart muscle

myocardium

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Cardiac muscle fibers contracting rapidly and out of step with each other

fibrillation

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Heart rate less than 60 beats per minute

bradycardia

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Amount of blood pumped by one ventricle per minute

cardiac aoutput

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Heart attack

MI

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Thin layer of smooth tissue that lines the heart chambers

Endocardium

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Inflammation of the pericardium

pericarditis

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a condition that allows blood to leak back into the left atrium when the left ventricle contracts

mitral valve prolapse

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damage to the heart cells due to a lack of blood flow

myocardial infarction

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severe chest pain that occurs when the heart muscle is deprived of oxygen

angina pectoris

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a condition which contraction impulses are prevented from getting through to the ventricles

heart block

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slow heart rhythm

bradycardia

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rapid heart beat

tachycardia

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a condition in which the cardiac muscles contract out of syn with each other

fibrillation

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also called left heart failure

congestive heart failure