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…