Heart & Circulation terms

A drug that is used to lower blood pressure.

A rare cancer that forms in the outer layer of tissue of the adrenal gland (a small organ on top of each kidney that makes steroid hormones, adrenaline, and noradrenaline to control heart rate…

A rare cancer that forms in the outer layer of tissue of the adrenal gland (a small organ on top of each kidney that makes steroid hormones, adrenaline, and noradrenaline to control heart rate…

A drug used to treat certain types of abnormal heart rhythms that have not gotten better with other drugs.

A drug that is used to lower blood pressure.

The part of the nervous system that controls muscles of internal organs (such as the heart, blood vessels, lungs, stomach, and intestines) and glands (such as salivary glands and sweat glands).

A procedure in which a tube is inserted into the chest to view the tissues and organs in the area between the lungs and between the breastbone and heart.

The largest artery in the body.

Surgery in which a healthy blood vessel taken from another part of the body is used to make a new path for blood around a blocked artery leading to the heart.

The blocking of an artery by a clot of foreign material.

A blood vessel that carries blood from the heart to tissues and organs in the body.

An electronic device that is implanted in the body to monitor heart rate and rhythm.

An enzyme found in the liver, heart, and other tissues.

1) a stage of arteriosclerosis involving fatty deposits (atheromas) inside the arterial walls, thus narrowing the arteries 2) The clogging or hardening of arteries or blood vessels caused by plaques…

The active ingredient in a drug used to lower the amount of cholesterol in the blood and to prevent stroke, heart attack, and angina (chest pain).

The part of the nervous system that controls muscles of internal organs (such as the heart, blood vessels, lungs, stomach, and intestines) and glands (such as salivary glands and sweat glands).

A method of learning to voluntarily control certain body functions such as heartbeat, blood pressure, and muscle tension with the help of a special machine.

The force of circulating blood on the walls of the arteries.

A radioactive substance that is given through a vein, and collects in bone cells and in tumor cells that have spread to the bone.

A procedure in which a small amount of C-11 choline (a radioactive form of the vitamin choline) is injected into a vein.