CARDIOMYOPATHY
n. any severe disease affecting the heart muscle. Usually, heart muscle disease is followed by a deterioration in function and,…
ARHINENCCPHALIA ARRHYTHMIA
refers to the abnormal rhythm of the heartbeat. The specific nature of the change in heart rhythm is relatively important…
CARDIOPHOBIA
n. an excessive and irrational fear of matters concerning the health of the heart. Specifically, it is an extreme fear…
ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE
an enzyme thought to be involved in muscular dystrophy. Increased levels in the blood yield a clinical sign of this…
CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS MACHINE
n. a machine which efficiently takes over the pumping and respiratory functions of the heart and lung combined. This mechanical…
CARDIOVASCULAR (CV)
adj. anything related to or involving the heart and its blood vessels. These conditions affect blood circulation as a whole.…
AUTONOMIC DYSREFLEXIA
the exaggerated activity of the autonomic nervous system caused by a spinal-cord injury at or above the sixth thoracic vertebra.…
CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE
n. a class of diseases which cause an abnormal function in the heart and blood vessels. The most common examples…
CARDIOVASCULAR REACTIVITY
n. the responsiveness of an individual's cardiovascular system to triggers such as stress. This is measured through the degree of…
BIOLOGICAL MEASURES
n. measures that are drawn from bodily activities of humans or from biological systems in nature. These make use of…
CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM
n. a major organ-system which includes the heart, the blood vessels, and the entire circulatory system of the body. It…
BRADYCARDIA
n. a condition which manifests as heartbeat slower than normal. A slow heart rate usually reads at below 60 beats…
CONGENITAL RUBELLA SYNDROME
an involved hereditary flaw in babies whose moms were infected by rubella in the beginning of their pregnancies. The flaws…
BRADYRHYTHMIA
n. a disturbance in the heart characterized by abnormal slowness in rhythm. It is often diagnosed as being due to…
CORONARY HEART DISEASE (CHD)
a cardiovascular dysfunction marked by limited blood flow throughout the coronary arteries provided by the cardio muscles. The proponent of…
CARDIAC INDEX
n. a vasodynamic measure of cardiac output, meaning the volume or fraction of blood which the left ventricle of the…
CREATINE KINASE (CK)
a compound that exists in skeletal and heart muscles, as well as brain tissues. Large amounts in the bloodstream might…
CARDIAC MUSCLE
n. a specialized type of muscle found in the heart. It is composed of involuntary, striated muscles with branching fibers…