Interventional Radiography: Definition of Terms Quiz

A sac formed by local enlargement of a weakened artery wall

Atherectomy

Condition in which fibrous and fatty deposits on the luminal wall of an artery may cause obstruction of the vessel.

<p>Radiographic demonstration of blood vessels after the introduction of contrast medium</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Carrying blood away from the heart.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Variation from normal heart rhythm</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Abnormal anastomosis or communication between an artery and a vein</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Less than 60 beats/min</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Tear in inner lining of the aortic wall that allows the blood to enter and track along the muscular coat</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Diseases of heart muscle marked by hypertrophy and obstructive damage to the heart.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Tiny blood vessel through which blood and tissue cells exchange substances.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Indicative of a general pathologic condition characterized by thickening and hardening of arterial walls, leading to general loss of elasticity</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>CLAUDIFICATION</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>foreign material, often thrombus that detaches and moves freely in the blood stream</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>interior lining of heart chambers</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>tightly wound metallic wire over which angiographic catheters are placed</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>EXTRAVASATION</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>stopping of blood flow in a hemorrhage</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Not completely closed or shut; allowing blood flow</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>State of being open or un-obstructed</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Opening between the right atrium and left atrium that normally exists in fetal life</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Surgical correction of a vessel from within the vessel using catheter technology</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Placement and inflation of a balloon catheter in a stenosed coronary artery</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Fibrous sac that surrounds the heart</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Wire mesh or plastic conduit placed to maintain flow.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Narrowing or constriction of a vessel, orifice, or other type of passageway after interventional correction of the primary condition.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>System of vessels carrying blood from the heart out to the body (except the lungs) and back to the heart.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Measurement of oxygen saturation in the blood via an optic sensor placed on an extremity.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Formation of a blood clot.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Contraction phase of the atria or ventricles of the heart during which blood is ejected from the chambers.</p> Signup and view all the answers