Glossary of Terms

A
Ablation
Acetylcholine
ACE Inhibitor
Achalasia
Adenosine
Aerobic Exercise
Amino Acid
Anastomosis
Anemia
Aneurysm / Aortic Aneurysm
Angina / Angina Pectoris
Angiogram
Angioplasty / Balloon Angioplasty
Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors (ACE-I)
Angiotensin receptor antagonists (ARB)
Animal Fat
Antibiotics
Antibody
Anticoagulation Clinic
Antiseptics
Aorta
Aortic Valve
Aortic Homograft
Arrhythmia
Arteriole
Arteriosclerosis / Atherosclerosis
Artificial Pacemaker
Aspiration
Asthma
Atelectasis
Atherectomy
Atrial Fibrillation
Atrial Septal Defect (ASD)
Autograft
AV Node
AV Node Ablation

B
Bacterial Endocarditis
Beating Heart Surgery (Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery)
Biopsy
Biventricular Pacemaker / CRT Pacing Device
Biventricular Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (ICD)
Blood
Blood Pressure
Blood Types
Bradycardia
Bronchial Tubes
Bronchiectasis
Bronchitis
Bronchopneumonia
Bronchoscope
Bronchoscopy
Bronchus / Bronchi / Bronchioles
Bypass

C
C-Reactive Protein
Calcium Channel Blockers
Capillary
Carbohydrate
Cardiac
Cardiac Catheterization
Cardiac Dilation
Cardiac Hypertrophy
Cardiomyopathy
Cardioplegia
Cardiovascular
Cardiovascular Imaging
Carditis
Catheter Ablation
Cell Saver (Intraoperative Cell Salvage Machine)
Cerebrovascular Disease
Chest Drain / Chest Tube
Chest Tube Insertion
Cholesterol
Circulatory System
Congenital
Congestive Heart Failure (CHF)
Constrictive Pericarditis
Coronary
Coronary Arteries
Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG)
Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery
Coronary Artery Disease / Coronary Disease
Coronary Heart Disease
Cross Matching of Blood
Cyanosis
Cyst
Cystic Fibrosis

D
Decortication
Device Clinic
Diabetes Mellitus
Diaphragm
Diastolic Pressure
Dietary Fat
Dilate
Disinfection
Dissection of the Aorta (Aortic Dissection)
Dyspnea

E
Echocardiogram
Ejection Fraction (EF)
Electrocardiograph
Electrocardiogram
Electrophysiology Study
Embolism
Embolus (plural: Emboli)
Emphysema
Endo
Endocarditis
Endocardium
Endoscope
Endothelial Dysfunction Test
Endothelial Peripheral Arterial Tomography (Endo PAT) Test
Endothelium
End-Stage Disease
Estrogen
Event Recorder
Exercise Stress Test

F
Fiber
Fibrillation

G
Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD)
Genetic Testing

H
HDL Cholesterol
Heart
Heart Attack
Heart Block
Heart-Lung Machine
Heart Murmur
Hemoglobin
Hemorrhage
High Blood Pressure (Hypertension)
Holter Monitor
Homocysteine
Hydrogenation
Hypercholesterolemia
Hyperhidrosis
Hyperlipidemia
Hypertension
Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome (HLHS)

I
Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator (ICD)
Interstitial Lung Disease
Ischemia

L
Laparoscopy
L-Arginine
LDL Cholesterol
Lipid
Lipoprotein
Lipoprotein (a)
Lobectomy
Low Blood Pressure
Lp-PLA2
Lungs
Leukemia

M
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
Mediastinoscopy
Mediastinum
Metabolic Syndrome
Minimally Invasive Heart Surgery
Mitral Valve
Monounsaturated Fat
Multi Gated Ventriculogram (MUGA)
Myocardial Infarction
Myocarditis
Myocardium

N
Natural Pacemaker
Nitric Oxide
Nitroglycerin

O
Obesity
Occlusion / Arterial Occlusion
Off-Pump Surgery (Beating Heart Surgery)
Omega-3 Fats
Open Heart Surgery

P
Pacemaker
Pacemaker Lead Extraction
Pacemaker Lead Extraction Using Excimer Laser
Pancreatitis
Percutaneous
Pericardial Window
Pericardiectomy
Pericarditis
Pericardium
Permanent Cardiac Pacemaker
Plant-Based Diet
Plaque
Pneumonectomy
Positron Emission Tomography (PET)
Pulmonary
Pulmonary Vein Ablation / Pulmonary Vein Antrum Isolation (PVAI)

R
Refined Starches
Registered Dietitian
Resection
Respiratory Diseases
Risk Factor
Ross Procedure

S
SA Node
Sarcoidosis
Sarcoidosis Cordis
Saturated Fat
Stanols and Sterols
Stenosis
Stent
Sternotomy
Stress Exercise Test
Stricture
Systolic Pressure
Survival Rates

T
Tachycardia
Thoracoscopy
Thoracotomy
Thrombosis / Coronary Thrombosis
Tilt Table Test
Total Cholesterol
Trachea
Tracheostomy
Treadmill Exercise Test with Peak V02
Triglycerides
Tuberculosis

V
Vagus Nerve
Vascular
Veins
Ventricular Fibrillation

W

White Blood Cells
Whooping Cough / Pertussis