coronaries
Heart's blood vessels
Coronaries is the plural of coronary, which refers to the arteries that supply blood to the heart muscle.
In casual speech, coronaries often means heart attacks: He's going to give himself coronaries if he keeps eating like that.
The exaggerated plural suggests repeated or multiple cardiac events, usually said hyperbolically about stress or unhealthy habits.
Arterial plaque accumulation disease
- plaqueInscribed memorial tablet
- occlusionComplete closure or blockage
- stenosisAbnormal bodily narrowing
- thrombosisClot forming in vessel
ischemia · infarction · angina · arrhythmia · blockage · clot · embolism · spasm
Muscular tissue of heart
- arteriesTubes carrying oxygenated blood
- ventriclesMuscular pumping chambers
- atriaRoofed central courts
- endocardiumHeart's inner wall covering
lumen · vasculature · arterial · aorta · cardiac · circumflex · anastomosis · collateral
Route that skirts obstacles
- stentImplanted tube for blockages
- angioplastyProcedure to widen vessels
- nitroglycerinExplosive compound, cardiac drug
- anticoagulantSubstance preventing blood clots
CABG · balloon · revascularization · rehabilitation · aspirin · statins · beta blockers · pacemaker
Imaging of blood vessels
- catheterizationMedical tube insertion procedure
- electrocardiogramHeart's electrical activity record
- echocardiogramUltrasound of the heart
- stress testEvaluating performance under strain
troponin · MRI · nuclear imaging · biomarkers
Waxy lipid in blood
- hypertensionChronic elevated arterial pressure
- diabetesMetabolic disorder affecting glucose
- obesityExcess body fat condition
- smokingInhaling burning tobacco
stress · lipids · triglycerides · LDL · HDL · inflammation · family history · sedentary
atherosclerosis
Arterial plaque accumulation disease
- plaqueInscribed memorial tablet
- occlusionComplete closure or blockage
- stenosisAbnormal bodily narrowing
thrombosis · ischemia · infarction · angina · arrhythmia · blockage · clot · embolism · spasm · calcification
myocardium
Muscular tissue of heart
- arteriesTubes carrying oxygenated blood
- ventriclesMuscular pumping chambers
- atriaRoofed central courts
endocardium · lumen · vasculature · arterial · aorta · cardiac · circumflex · anastomosis · collateral · sinus
bypass
Route that skirts obstacles
- stentImplanted tube for blockages
- angioplastyProcedure to widen vessels
- nitroglycerinExplosive compound, cardiac drug
anticoagulant · CABG · balloon · revascularization · rehabilitation · aspirin · statins · beta blockers · pacemaker · defibrillator
angiography
Imaging of blood vessels
- catheterizationMedical tube insertion procedure
- electrocardiogramHeart's electrical activity record
- echocardiogramUltrasound of the heart
stress test · troponin · MRI · nuclear imaging · biomarkers
cholesterol
Waxy lipid in blood
- hypertensionChronic elevated arterial pressure
- diabetesMetabolic disorder affecting glucose
- obesityExcess body fat condition
smoking · stress · lipids · triglycerides · LDL · HDL · inflammation · family history · sedentary · metabolic syndrome
coronation, crown, coronet, coronary, coronate, coronary artery