Cardiovascular Diseases and Conditions

Front

Fast heart beat.

Back

tachycardia

Front

Localized, balloon-like dilation of a blood vessel, usually an artery.

Back

aneurysm

Front

Condition of lower than normal blood pressure.

Back

hypotension

Front

Mass of solid, liquid, or gas that travels through the bloodstream, causing occlusion (obstruction) of a blood vessel.

Back

embolus

Front

Abnormal sound heard during auscultation of the heart, such a whooshing sound created by a valve not closing. Many a harmless.

Back

heart murmur

Front

Heart attack. Tissue death in the heart muscle resulting from an occluded (obstructed) coronary artery.

Back

myocardial infarction

Front

Condition of thickening, hardening, and loss of elasticity in the arterial walls.

Back

arteriosclerosis

Front

Inflammation of the muscular layer of the heart.

Back

myocarditis

Front

Inflammation of a vein caused by the formation of a clot.

Back

thrombophlebitis

Front

Condition characterized by severe, constricting pain or pressure in the chest.

Back

angina