Cardiovascular Disease Glossary
100 terms total — 3 showing — Last updated 15 Sep 2026
Long QT syndrome
A genetic disorder of cardiac ion channels causing prolonged ventricular repolarization and risk of sudden death.
LVEF
Left ventricular ejection fraction - percentage of blood pumped out of the left ventricle with each heartbeat.
no-reflow phenomenon
Failure to restore adequate coronary blood flow despite successful opening of an occluded coronary artery during interve...
ventricular septal defect
A congenital heart defect characterized by an abnormal opening in the wall separating the heart's two lower chambers.