Heart & Circulation terms

A large vein that empties into the heart.

Within an artery (blood vessel that carries blood from the heart to tissues and organs in the body).

A type of radiation therapy used to treat liver cancer that is advanced or has come back.

The introduction of fluids and drugs directly into the carotid artery, the main artery in the neck that carries blood from the heart to the brain.

Within or administered directly into a vein.

Injection into a vein.

The delivery of a drug into a fluid-filled cavity within the heart or brain.

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 catheter is placed into the artery that provides blood to the liver.

A surgical procedure during which the circulation of blood to the lungs is separated from the circulation of blood through the rest of the body, and a drug is delivered directly into the lung…

Into or within a vein.

Cancer is found in the lining of the chest wall and may also be found in the lining of the lung, the lining of the diaphragm (the thin muscle below the lungs and heart that separates the chest from…

A drug used to treat high blood pressure.

A drug used to treat high blood pressure.

A chronic, inflammatory, connective tissue disease that can affect the joints and many organs, including the skin, heart, lungs, kidneys, and nervous system.

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

A vascular-acting photosensitizer consisting of a water-soluble, palladium-substituted bacteriochlorophyll derivative with potential antineoplastic activity.

An orally bioavailable inhibitor of vascular endothelial growth factor receptor (VEGFR) and Tie2 receptor tyrosine kinases with potential antiangiogenic and antineoplastic activities.

The part of the nervous system that slows the heart, dilates blood vessels, decreases pupil size, increases digestive juices, and relaxes muscles in the gastrointestinal tract.

A form of nutrition that is delivered into a vein.