2. About Cardiology The Medical Specialty of Cardiology, a subspecialty of internal medicine. Encompasses the treatment of heart disease. Generally, three types of cardiology specialists provide medical care:  the cardiologist  the pediatric cardiologist  and the cardiac surgeon

6. Selected Key Terms

7. Selected Key Terms:  arteriole : A minute artery, especially one that, at its distal end, leads into the capillary the smallest of the arteries.  atrium : Upper chamber of the heart  capillary : Any of the microscopic blood vessels that connect the ends of the smallest arteries ( arterioles) with the beginning of the smallest veins ( venules ) where the oxygen and carbon dioxide are exchanged.  ischemia : A decreased supply of oxygenated blood to a body part or organ  metabolism : The sum of all physical and chemical changes that take place within an organism; all energy and material transformations that occur within living cells.

8. Selected Key Terms:  Pulmonary circulation : Circulation of blood throughout a network of vessels from the heart to the lungs for the oxygenation of blood and then back to the heart again.  pulse : The regular, recurrent, expansion and contraction of an artery that corresponds to each beat of the heart; it can be felt thought the walls of the arteries, especially the superficial arteries, such as the radial and carotid arteries.  septum : A wall, or partition dividing two cavities; a partition between the right and left sides of the heart.

9. Selected key terms:  sinoatrial node ( SA node ) : Area in the right atrium that generates electrical impulses that cause the muscle fibers of both atria to contract, also know as the pacemaker of the heart.  systemic circulation : Circulation of the blood from the body organs ( except the lungs ) to the heart and back again.  ventricle : lower chamber of the heart.

10. Pathological Conditions

11. aneurysm

12. Angina pectoris

13. arrhythmia

14. flutter

15. fibrillation

16. arteriosclerosis

17. atherosclerosis

18. cardiomyopathy

19. coarctation

20. Coarctation of the aorta

21. Congestive heart failure ( CHF )

22. Coronary heart disease ( CAD )

23. Coronary artery spasm

24. Deep vein thrombosis

25. embolus

27. endocarditis

28. Heart block

29. homeostasis

30. hyperlipidemia

31. hypertension

32. ischemia

33. Mitral valve prolapse (MVP)

34. murmurs

35. Myocardial infarction ( MI )

36. Patient ductus arteriosus

37. palpitations

38. Pericardial effusion

39. Peripheral arterial disease ( PAD)

40. Raynaud phenomenon

41. Rheumatic heart disease

42. Septal defect

43. Tetralogy of Fallot

44. thrombus

45. thrombophlebitis

46. Varicose veins

47. Diagnostic Procedures and Tests Imaging Procedures

48. aortography

49. angiography

50. Different modalities

51. Digital subtraction angiography

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53. Doppler ultrasound

54. Duplex scanning

55. echocardiography

56. Transesophageal echocardiography (TEE)

57. Laboratory tests

58. Cardiac enzyme studies

59. Coagulation tests

60. Lipid profile

61. Troponin I

62. Other diagnostic tests

63. Cardiac catheterization

64. electrocardiography

65. Holter monitor test

67. Surgical and Therapeutic procedures

68. aneurysmectomy

69. angioplasty

70. Laser coronary

71. Percutaneous transluminal coronary ( PTCA)

72. anastomis

73. artherectomy

74. Automatic implanted cardioverter defibrillator ( AICD)

75. Coronary bypass surgery ( CABG)

76. endoarterectomy

77. Intrauminal coronary artery stent placement

78. pacemaker

79. pericardicentesis

80. Valve replacement

81. Valuloplasty, balloon

82. Vena cava filter

83. Therapeutic procedures

84. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR)

85. Defibrillation cardioversion

86. Thrombolytic therapy ( TT )

87. Pharmacology

88. Angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors

89. antianginals

90. antiarrhymics

91. anticoagulants

92. Beta-adrenergic

93. Calcium channel blockers

94. Cardiac glycosides, digitalis

95. diuretics

96. thrombolytics

97. ABBREVIATIONS

98. Medical record review

99. The following dictionary exercise and medical records analysis is intended to assist you in developing skills to abstract information and master the terminology in the reports. With carefully analysis, you will be able to understand the importance of accurately interpreting information from a medical record

100. Q&A