Chapter 10

Sudden symptoms of insufficeint blood supply to the heart indicating unstable agina or acute myocardial nfarction

Balooning of weakened portion of an artial wall

Chest pain, which may radiate to the left arm and jaw, that occurs whe there is an insufficient supply of blood to the heart muscle

Any disturbance or abnormality in the hearts normal rhythmic pattern

cardiac arrythmia with chaotic rapid electrical pulses in the atria.

sudden cessation of cardiac output and effective circulation which requires cpr

acute compression of the heart caused by fluid accumulation in the pericardial cavity

congenital cardiac condition with narrowing of the aorta

inability of te heart to pump enough blood thru the body to supply the tissues and organs with nutrients and oxygen