Glossary entries within this article:
- Angioplasty
- Procedure used to widen narrow arteries by means of a deflated balloon at the end of a catheter.
- Balloon catheter
- This is used to dilate a narrow structure (see also angioplasty).
- Blood pressure
- Pressure which is exerted by the heart when it pumps blood.
- CAD (coronary artery disease)
- Condition in which deposits of fat or plaques build up in the cells lining the wall of a coronary artery, thus obstructing the flow of blood.
- Collateral circulation
- Network of small arteries which are normally closed. If the coronary artery is blocked, they may open up in order to take blood to the heart.
- Coronary angiogram
- A test to indicate where the arteries are constricted and how narrow they have become.
- Coronary
- Relating to the heart or one of the two arteries which originate in the aorta and supply blood directly to the heart tissue.
- Echocardiography
- Procedure in which sound pulses are emitted into the body and the echoes from the heart are recorded and plotted. Doppler color flow provides a picture to show the direction of blood flow.
- Congestive Heart Failure
- Condition in which the heart is unable to pump sufficient blood to meet the requirements of the other organs in the body.
- Invasive
- Ischemic heart disease
- Disorder caused by insufficient blood supply due to a constriction of coronary arteries.
- CAD
- CT
- MRI
- magnetic resonance imaging
- PET
- positron emission tomography
In the glossary you will find terms that we have provided with some extra-information.
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