Adult Cardiology Glossary

Subspecialty focused on cardiovascular complications of cancer treatment and management of cardiac disease in cancer pat...

Inability of the heart rate to increase appropriately during exercise or stress.

The highest level of clinical practice guideline recommendation, indicating strong evidence that a treatment is benefici...

Alternative coronary blood flow pathways that develop to bypass significant coronary artery obstructions.

Acute kidney injury following intravascular contrast media administration, typically occurring within 48-72 hours.

The anatomical pattern determining which coronary artery supplies the posterior descending artery and posterolateral cir...

The ratio of maximum coronary blood flow during hyperemia to baseline resting flow.

Sudden, temporary narrowing of a coronary artery due to smooth muscle contraction, potentially causing ischemia.

Prognostic scoring system combining exercise duration, ST depression, and angina during stress testing.

A catheter-based procedure to open blocked coronary arteries using balloon angioplasty and/or stent placement.

Standardized procedure for evaluating cardiac function and ischemia detection under physiologic or pharmacologic stress.

Systematic diagnostic evaluation of transient loss of consciousness to identify underlying cardiac, neurologic, or ortho...

Angiographic scoring system used to quantify complexity of coronary artery disease for treatment planning.

A standardized grading system for coronary blood flow used in cardiac catheterization procedures.