Med Terms Related to the Cardiovascular Systems

Relating to spasmodic attacks of suffocation pain as a related to an inflammatory condition of the throat or mouth or angina pectoris marked by chest pain due to deficient oxygenation of the heart muscle

Inflammation of heart and vessels

Surgical repair of vessels

Hardening of an artery

Incision into an artery

A type of arteriosclerosis characterized by lipid deposits cusing fibrosis and calcification

Slow heartbeat

Surgical puncture of the heart

A physician specializing in diseases of the heart

Enlargement of the heart

Pertaining to heart and lungs

Inflammation of the heart

Bluing of the skin and mucous membranes caused by oxygen deficiency

Electrical tracing of the heart and muscle activity

Blood clot traveling through a blood vessel to another part of the body

Benign tumor of a blood vessel

Persistent excessive pressure in the arteries

inflammation of the pericardium

Blood clot formed within a blood vessel