Cardiac Diseases: Diagnosis and Medications

What is the term for the narrowing of a blood vessel?

What is the term for inflammation of the valve?

Which of the following terms refers to inflammation of the heart muscle?

What is the term for any heart disease?

What is the term for inflammation of the artery?

What is the term for inflammation of the endocardium?

What is the primary focus of the medical specialty of cardiology?

What is the role of a pediatric cardiologist?

What is the function of the cardiothoracic surgeon?

What are the three layers of the heart?

What is the outer layer of the heart called?

What is the sac that surrounds the heart called?

What is the term for the formation of a blood clot in a blood vessel?

What is the medical term for high blood pressure?

What is the term for an irregularity of the heart rhythm?

What is the accumulation of fat plaques in the artery that leads to narrowing and hardening of the artery?

What is the term for pain in the chest due to ischemia?

What is the medical term for a slower than average heart rate?