Additional Heart Disorders
Blockage/rupture in artery leading to brain. 15. Stroke (CVA)-Cerebral Vascular Accident Blockage/rupture in artery leading to brain. 16. Phlebitis-infection of the vein caused by trauma or bacterial infection of the vein. 17. Varicose veins-when valves in veins are weak, gravity forces blood backward through the valve, which pushes the wall of vein outward. 18. hemmorhoids- swollen veins in rectum
19. Arrythmia-irregular heart beat. 20. Bypass- a healthy blood vessel is taken from your leg, arm or chest and connected to the other arteries in your heart so that blood bypasses the diseased or blocked area.
EKG- electrocardiogram measures electric current of the heart.