Cardiovascular Disease Glossary

Continuous assessment of cardiovascular function through measurement of pressures, flows, and volumes within the circula...

Chronically ischemic but viable cardiac muscle that exhibits reduced contractility but retains potential for recovery wi...

Portable device that continuously records heart rhythm over 24-48 hours for arrhythmia detection.

Abnormal enlargement of heart muscle cells leading to increased wall thickness.

Intra-aortic balloon pump, a mechanical circulatory support device that augments coronary perfusion and reduces afterloa...

Medication that alters the force of cardiac muscle contraction, either increasing (positive) or decreasing (negative) co...

Medical therapy using medications that increase the strength of cardiac muscle contractions to improve heart pump functi...

Inadequate blood supply to tissue or organs, resulting in oxygen and nutrient deficiency.

A genetic disorder of cardiac ion channels causing prolonged ventricular repolarization and risk of sudden death.

Left Ventricular Assist Device, an implantable mechanical pump that supports circulation in patients with severe heart f...

Left ventricular ejection fraction - percentage of blood pumped out of the left ventricle with each heartbeat.

Major Adverse Cardiovascular Events, a composite endpoint used in clinical trials to measure serious cardiac outcomes.

A genetic connective tissue disorder that commonly affects the cardiovascular system, particularly the aorta.

Impaired function of small coronary arteries causing angina symptoms despite normal large vessel coronary arteries.

Abnormal backward movement of mitral valve leaflets into the left atrium during ventricular contraction.

Medical term for heart attack, referring to death of heart muscle tissue due to blocked blood flow.

Temporary mechanical dysfunction of heart muscle that persists despite restoration of normal coronary blood flow.

Assessment of whether damaged heart muscle retains potential for functional recovery.

Failure to restore adequate coronary blood flow despite successful opening of an occluded coronary artery during interve...

Non-ST-elevation myocardial infarction; a type of heart attack that doesn't show characteristic ST-segment changes on EC...

Functional classification system for heart failure symptoms ranging from I to IV.

Shortness of breath that occurs when lying flat and is relieved by sitting upright.

Arterial embolism originating from venous circulation through right-to-left cardiac shunt.

Sudden episodes of severe breathlessness that wake patients from sleep, typically associated with heart failure.