A condition in which the tissues lining the inside of the heart and the heart valves become inflamed.

An opening between right and left atria, which is normal in the fetal heart.

Include the superior vena cava, inferior vena cava, aorta and pulmonary trunk.

An abnormal heart sound.

Often referred to as "good cholesterol".

Higher than normal levels of cholesterol in the blood.

Excessive fat in the blood.

Abnormally high blood pressure

A small device placed by surgery in the chest or abdomen that is used to correct a heartbeat that is abnormal. Wires are passed through a vein to connect the device to the heart. When it detects abnormal heartbeats, it sends an electrical shock to the heart to restore the heartbeat to normal.

One of the two largest veins in the body. It carries deoxygenated blood from the torso and legs back to the heart.

The wall separating the right and left atria.

The wall of myocardium that separates the right and left ventricles.

Lack of blood flow to body tissues.

Often referred to as "bad" cholesterol.

A procedure in which radio waves and a powerful magnet linked to a computer are used to create detailed pictures of areas inside the body.

Located at the opening between the left atrium and the left ventricle; also known as the bicupsid valve.

Heart attack, caused by lack of blood flow and oxygen to the heart.

A rare condition in which the heart muscle becomes thick and inflamed and may also become weak.

A blockage.

An electronic device that is implanted in the body to monitor heart rate and rhythm. It gives the heart electrical stimulation when it does not beat normally.

A rapid or irregular heartbeat that a person can feel.

Watery fluid produced in the serous and visceral pericardium surrounding the surface of the heart.

Inflammation of the (sac) surrounding the heart.

Surgical puncture to aspirate fluid from the (sac) surrounding the heart.

A fatty material including cholesterol, connective tissue, white blood cells, and some smooth muscle cells.

A rare disorder in which the bone marrow produces an abnormally large amount of blood cells.

The very large artery referred to as a trunk, a term indicating that the vessel gives

The part of each great vessel (aorta, pulmonary trunk, inferior vena cava, superior vena cava) that connects to the base of the heart.

One of the thin membranes that cover the walls and organs in the thoracic and abdominopelvic cavities.

The normal electrical pattern followed by contraction of the heart.

A blood pressure cuff attached to a measuring device

An instrument used to hear sounds produced by the heart, lungs, or other parts of the body.

One of two large veins in the body, which carries deoxygenated blood from the head and upper extremities back to the heart.

Fainting.

Period of time when the heart muscle is contracting.

A condition in which the resting rate is above 100 bpm.

The widening of a stenosed heart valve using a balloon catheter.

The removal or destruction of a body part or tissue or its function. May be performed by surgery, hormones, drugs, radiofrequency, heat, or other methods.

Weakening of the wall of a blood vessel, causing it to thin and balloon out, and possibly eventually burst, resulting in internal bleeding.

Chest pain. It may be a symptom of coronary artery disease and myocardial infarction

An x-ray or computer image (CT scan or MRI) of the blood vessels and blood flow in the body. A dye may be injected through a catheter (small tube) into an artery or vein to make the blood vessels easier to see.

class of medications used to treat high blood pressure.

A deviation from the normal pattern of impulse conduction and contraction of the heart.

Having no signs or symptoms of disease.

A hardening of the arteries that involves the accumulation of plaque.

Listening to the heart using a stethoscope

The area of the heart where the atria and ventricles meet.

Mitral (bicuspid) valve that allows blood to flow from left atrium to left ventricle and tricuspid valve that allows blood to flow from right atrium to right ventricle.

A condition in which the heart beats slower than 50 beats per minute.

Having to do with the heart.

The regulatory protein for muscle contraction.

Originating from the heart.

A physician who studies and treats diseases of the heart.

The study of the heart.

Enlarged heart.

Disease of the heart muscle.

The ability of the blood vessels to dilate and constrict as needed.

A noninvasive imaging technique that uses computers to analyze several cross-sectional X-rays in order to reveal minute details about structures in the body.

Present at birth.

An enzyme that catalyzes the conversion of creatine to phosphocreatine, consuming ATP.

condition in which the oxygen supply is restricted, causing the skin to look blue.

A disease in which the body does not control the amount of glucose (a type of sugar) in the blood and the kidneys make a large amount of urine. This disease occurs when the body does not make enough insulin or does not use it the way it should.

Sweating.

Period of time when the heart muscle is relaxed and the chambers fill with blood.

A temporary connection between pulmonary trunk and aorta in the fetal heart.

Difficulty breathing.

A computer picture of the heart created by bouncing high-energy sound waves (ultrasound) off internal tissues or organs of the chest.

A procedure that uses high- energy sound waves (ultrasound) to look at tissues and organs inside the chest.

The record of the heart's function produced by the electrocardiograph.

The instrument that generates an electrocardiogram (ECG); 10 electrodes are placed in standard locations on the patient's skin to record heart function.

The science of recording the electrical activity of the heart.