Heart Disease D-E
Digitalis Drugs
A drug from the common foxglove that is a powerful heart stimulant.Diuretic
A drug that promotes the formation and excretion of urine.Doppler Echocardiography
A technique that uses ultrasound to evaluate the direction and pattern of blood flow within the heart.Echocardiogram
A picture produced from a diagnostic procedure that uses high-frequency (ultrasound) waves to visualize structures within the heart.Echocardiography
A non-invasive diagnostic procedure for studying the motion and structure of the heart that uses high-frequency (ultrasound) waves to visualize structures within the heart.Edema
The presence of abnormally large amounts of fluid in the intercellular tissue spaces of the body.EKG
Also referred to as an “ECG”, this is an electrocardiogram. A visual record of the electrical activity of the heart muscle that is produced by the diagnostic procedure called electrocardiography.Embolic Showers
Embolic showers can occur when the aorta is clamped and then unclamped during bypass surgery. This manipulation of the aorta may loosen particles on the walls of the aorta, which are then carried via the blood to the brain, causing side effects in up to 50% of bypass patients.Endocarditis
Inflamation of the lining of the heart chambers and heart valves.Endoscopic Vessel Harvesting
A less invasive method of obtaining an artery from a patient’s leg to use as a graft in coronary bypass surgery. The endoscopic technique uses a specially designed instrument that requires only a “keyhole” incision.Exercise Stress Test (or EKG)
An electrocardiogram that is recorded as a person walks on a treadmill or pedals a stationary bike for a given length of time at a specific rate of speed.
