Glossary of Terms:
Term — Click for definition
- angina, or angina pectoris
- angioplasty
- angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitor
- angiotensin II
- angiotensin II receptor blockers
- anticoagulant
- aorta
- arterioles
- artificial heart, or total artificial heart (TAH)
- atrial fibrillation
- atrium (pl. atria)
- Batista procedure
- beta blockers
- blood pressure
- bridge to recovery
- bridge to transplant
- bypass surgery
- capillaries
- cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT)
- cardiomyopathy
- cardiomyoplasty
- cell therapy, or cell transplantation (CT)
- clot, or thrombus
- diastole/diastolic
- digoxin
- diuretic
- echocardiogram, or echo
- edema
- ejection fraction
- end-stage heart failure
- enlargement of the heart, or remodeling
- FlowMakerŽ controller
- gene therapy
- heart attack, or myocardial infarction
- heart transplant
- high blood pressure, or hypertension
- idiopathic
- impeller
- implanted cardioverter defibrillator (ICD)
- inferior vena cava
- inotrope
- intra-aortic balloon pump
- ischemic
- left-ventricular assist device (LVAD)
- nitroglycerin
- outflow graft
- pedestal
- potassium
- pulmonary artery
- pulmonary veins
- remodeling, or enlargement of the heart
- reverse remodeling
- stage of disease
- sudden cardiac arrest
- superior vena cava
- systole/systolic
- thrombus, or clot
- total artificial heart (TAH)
- United Network of Organ Sharing (UNOS)
- valve replacement
- valvular disease
- vasodilator
- vena cava
- ventricle
- ventricular assist device (VAD)
