Cardiac Catheterization - Glossary
Cardiovascular: Related to heart and its blood vesselsCoagulopathy: Disease in the process of forming blood clots
Congenital: Present at birth
Coronary artery disease: Blockage in the artery supplying blood to the heart
Cyanotic: Birth defects of the heart, which permits oxygen-depleted (blue) blood to circulate to the body without passing through the lungs
Embolism: A block in an artery caused by blood clots or other substances, such as fat globules, infected tissue, or cancer cells
Epilepsy: Seizures due to a change in the electrical discharge by the brain cells
Fluoroscopy: An x-ray procedure that makes it possible to see internal organs in motion
Mitral Stenosis: Narrowing of the mitral valve causing reduced blood supply to the left ventricle
Syncope: Loss of consciousness
Transient Ischemic attack: Temporary interruption of blood supply to a portion of the brain, giving rise to completely reversible brain damage, symptoms and clinical signs
