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PSEUDOANGINA

Pseudo angina mirrors the symptoms of Angina Pectoris (an indicator of a cardiac condition) but has no underlying medical evidence

PSYCHOGENIC CARDIOVASCULAR DISORDER

A disorder mimicking heart disease, but without underlying cardio-pulmonary disease. Symptoms of chest pain, rapid heart beat or chest tightness

RED SAGE

Also known as Chinese sage, a perennial shrub in the genus Salvia. Native to both China and Japan, the roots

SANGUE DORMIDO

Culturally linked condition described in Cape Verde Islanders, which has a broad range of neurological complaints, including blindness, convulsions, numbness,

TACHYCARDIA

The pathologically fast beating of the heart in response to stress or drugs.

SKELETAL MUSCLE

the muscle that gives the force to make our skeleton move. These muscles are attached to bones by tendons and

SMOOTH MUSCLE

any muscle that is not striated that can stay contracted for a long period of time such as blood vessels,

STAIRCASE PHENOMENON

1. Anything that shows a graduated step like change. 2. Cardiac muscle. The increase in the force when a heart

STRESS TEST

Is a test that is administered to obtain the person's capability to perform a particular function under a specific stressful

DIPHENYLMETHANES

A sedating histamine antagonist that prevent cardiac fibrillation and has a local anesthietic effect.

ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY

The graphical record of the beating of various chambers of the heart.

ELECTROCARDIOGRAM (ECG EKG)

The wave ike tracing represnting the impulses of the conduction system of the heart muscle.

ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHIC EFFECT

The change in electrical activity of the heart by administering a drug .

MUSCARINE

can be isolated from Amanita muscaria, otherwise known as Agaric and other fungi. Muscarine stimulates a variety of acetylcholine receptors

MYOPATHY

is an umbrella term used to describe any condition or disorder which involves defective functioning of the muscle fibres. For

MYOTONIC MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY

is characterized by a large degree of muscle wasting which is most visible about the face and hands. Other symptoms

NONCARDIAC CHEST PAIN

repetative pain in the chest which can't be credited to disease of the heart. It typically stems from problems with

NOONAN

a inherited disorder which consists of the skeleton, gonads, heart, and skin and is rendered as an autosomal dominant trait.

PHEOCHROMOCYTOMA

noun. a minor tumor which generally occurs in the adrenal medulla but might take place in tissues of the sympathetic

CARDIAC INDEX

n. a vasodynamic measure of cardiac output, meaning the volume or fraction of blood which the left ventricle of the