Preventive Cardiology Glossary

Impaired ability of the heart rate to increase appropriately during physical or pharmacological stress.

A CT-derived measurement quantifying calcium deposits in coronary arteries.

Clinical conditions that confer cardiovascular risk comparable to established coronary artery disease, warranting simila...

A measurement that quantifies the intensity of calcium deposits in coronary arteries, typically expressed in Hounsfield...

The ratio of maximal coronary blood flow during pharmacologic vasodilation to resting coronary blood flow.

Ratio of hyperemic to resting coronary flow velocity measured by Doppler echocardiography to assess coronary microvascul...

Medical conditions that confer a cardiovascular risk similar to having established coronary artery disease, warranting i...

Dysfunction of small coronary arteries causing angina symptoms despite normal epicardial coronary arteries.

Impaired function of coronary arterioles and capillaries causing ischemia without obstructive epicardial disease.

Surgical or percutaneous procedures to restore blood flow to ischemic myocardium through bypass grafting or angioplasty...

Combination of aspirin with a P2Y12 receptor inhibitor used to prevent thrombotic events in high-risk cardiovascular pat...

Risk stratification tool combining exercise duration, ST depression, and angina symptoms from treadmill stress testing.

Impaired function of the blood vessel lining that represents an early stage of atherosclerosis, characterized by reduced...

Visceral fat located between the myocardium and visceral pericardium, directly surrounding coronary arteries.

Joint clinical practice guidelines from the European Society of Cardiology and European Atherosclerosis Society for dysl...

A structured, individualized plan specifying type, intensity, duration, and frequency of physical activity for cardiovas...

A diagnostic procedure that evaluates cardiovascular response to physical exertion, used to detect coronary artery disea...

Cholesterol absorption inhibitor that blocks dietary and biliary cholesterol uptake in the small intestine.

A genetic disorder characterized by severely elevated LDL cholesterol from birth.

Physiological measurement of coronary stenosis significance using pressure wire assessment during cardiac catheterizatio...

A widely-used algorithm that calculates the 10-year risk of cardiovascular events based on traditional risk factors incl...

The qualitative assessment of HDL cholesterol's protective functions beyond its quantitative measurement.

Decrease in heart rate during the first minute after peak exercise, used as a prognostic marker.

A biomarker of systemic inflammation associated with cardiovascular risk.