All About Heart And Blood Vessels

Tachyarrhythmia Tachyarrhythmia: Arrhythmia (abnormal rhythm) with a fast heart rate. Examples are sinus tachycardia, supraventricular tachycardia and ventricular tachycardia.

Pulse pressure Pulse pressure: Difference between systolic and diastolic pressure

Mitral regurgitation Mitral regurgitation: Leaking of the mitral valve which separates the left ventricle from the left atrium.

Thrombosis Thrombosis: Formation of blood clots

Infarction Infarction: Ischemic necrosis (death of tissue due to loss of blood supply)

Necrosis Necrosis: Death of tissue.

Myocardial Myocardial: Relating to the myocardium

Streptokinase Streptokinase: Drug used to dissolve clots in acute myocardial infarction.

Plasminogen Plasminogen: Precursor of plasmin which can dissolve clots.

Primary angioplasty Primary angioplasty: Angioplasty done as primary modality of opening of occluded coronary artery in acute myocardial infarction, without resorting to thrombolytic therapy.