embolus		yellowish plaques in arteries
murmur		inflammation of the muscle layer of the heart wall
bradycardia		high blood pressure
arrhythmia		low blood pressure
cardiomegaly		irregular heart rhythm
MI		weakness in the wall of an artery resulting in localized widening of the artery
pericarditis		method for evaluating cardiovascular fitness
atherosclerosis		deep vein thrombosis
hypertension		inflammation of a vein
phlebitis		placement of a stent within a coronary artery
angiogram		blood clot that has broken free
cardiac catheterization		removal of the diseased or damaged inner lining of an artery
electrocardiography		an enlarged heart
stress testing		x-ray record of a vessel
CPR		percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty
defibrillation		coronary artery disease
atherectomy		medication used to treat hypertension
endarterectomy		procedure to convert serious irregular heart rhythms with electricity
intracoronary artery stent		inflammation of the pericardial sac
PTCA		extremely serious arrhythmia of abnormal quivering of heart fibers
beta-blocker drugs		recording the electrical activity of the heart
hypotension		congestive heart failure
thrombolytic therapy		test to look for abnormalities in the coronary arteries
echocardiography		process in which drugs dissolve clots in vessels
DVT		noninvasvie diagnostic procedure using ultrasound to see internal cardiac structures.
myocarditis		slow heart rate
aneurysm		cardiopulmonary resuscitation
CHF		myocardial infarction
CAD		abnormal heart sound
fibrillation		surgical procedure to remove a deposit of fatty substance