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Heart Monitor
Heart MonitorAn electrocardiography machine designed to monitor heart function continuously. RELATED TERMS-------------------------------------- Heart The hollow, muscular organ responsible for pumping blood through the circulatory system. SIMILAR TERMS-------------------------------------- Hearing impairment Complete or partial loss of the ability to hear, caused by a variety of injuries or diseases, including congenital causes. Limitations, including difficulties in understanding language or other auditory messages and/or in production of understandable speech, are possible. Heart The hollow, muscular organ responsible for pumping blood through the circulatory system. Heart attack Heart attacks occur when a coronary artery is completely blocked and a portion of the heart muscle is left without a supply of oxygenated blood. If the portion is large enough, the heart attack may be deadly. Heart Attack (myocardial infarction) Permanent damage to the heart muscle caused by a lack of blood supply to the heart for an extended time period. The severity of damage varies from normal, mild, to severe. Heart block Interrupted electrical impulse to heart muscles. Heart Block An arrhythmia. The electrical current is slowed between the atria and ventricles. In more severe cases, conduction is blocked completely and the atria and ventricles beat independently. Heart disease Usually, heart disese occurs due to inadequate blood flow to the hear muscle. This occurs when the arteries that supply the heart muscle (the coronary arteries) become partially or completely blocked. Obese people are at increased risk of heart disease due to their higher rates of hypercholesterolemia, diabetes and hypertension. Heart failure Inability of the heart to adequately pump blood. Heart Failure (congestive heart failure, CHF) A chronic, progressive disease in which the myocardium (heart muscle) weakens and can not pump blood efficiently. Fluid accumulates in the lungs, hands, ankles, or other parts of the body. Heart Hospital Of Bakersfield L.L.C. The Heart Hospital Of Bakersfield L.L.C. is a hospital in Bakersfield, California, United States. Heart Hospital of South Dakota The Heart Hospital of South Dakota is a hospital in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, United States. Heart Lung Bypass Machine A machine that oxygenates the blood and circulates it throughout the body during surgery. Heart of America Medical Center Heart of America Medical Center is a hospital in Rugby, North Dakota (USA). Heart of Tampa Heart of Tampa is a hospital in Hudson, Florida (USA). Heart Surgery Heart surgery is any surgery, which involves the heart or heart valves. Heart Valve There are four valves in the heart: the tricuspid and the mitral valve, which lie between the atria and ventricles and the pulmonic and aortic valves which lie between the ventricles and the blood vessels leaving the heart. The heart valves help to maintain one-way blood flow through the heart. Heart valve prolapse A condition of the heart valve in which it is partially open when it should be closed. Heart-lung machine A machine that performs for the heart during open heart surgery. Heartburn Substernal pain or burning sensation, usually associated with regurgitation of gastric juice into the esophagus. Heartland Behavioral Health Services The Heartland Behavioral Health Services is a hospital in Nevada, Missouri, United States. Heartland Health Care Center The Heartland Health Care Center is a hospital in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. Heartland Regional Medical Center Heartland Regional Medical Center is a hospital in Saint Joseph, Missouri (USA). PREVIOUS AND NEXT TERMS-------------------------------------- Head Upright Tilt Test (HUT, tilt table test, head-up tilt test) A test used to determine the cause of fainting spells. The test involves being tilted at different angles for a period of time. Heart rhythm, blood pressure, and other measurements are evaluated with changes in position. Heart Attack (myocardial infarction) Permanent damage to the heart muscle caused by a lack of blood supply to the heart for an extended time period. The severity of damage varies from normal, mild, to severe. Heart Block An arrhythmia. The electrical current is slowed between the atria and ventricles. In more severe cases, conduction is blocked completely and the atria and ventricles beat independently. Heart Failure (congestive heart failure, CHF) A chronic, progressive disease in which the myocardium (heart muscle) weakens and can not pump blood efficiently. Fluid accumulates in the lungs, hands, ankles, or other parts of the body. Heart Lung Bypass Machine A machine that oxygenates the blood and circulates it throughout the body during surgery. Heart Monitor Heart Surgery Heart surgery is any surgery, which involves the heart or heart valves. Heart Valve There are four valves in the heart: the tricuspid and the mitral valve, which lie between the atria and ventricles and the pulmonic and aortic valves which lie between the ventricles and the blood vessels leaving the heart. The heart valves help to maintain one-way blood flow through the heart. Hemorrhaging Heavy bleeding. A cerebral hemorrhage can lead to a stroke. Heparin Lock (Heplock) A small tube connected to a catheter in a vein in the arm for easy access. Hibernating Myocardium After a heart attack, some areas of heart muscle do not pump as they should. Some areas will have permanent damage. Other areas are able to return to their normal function if blood flow is returned to that area by medications or a procedure. Hibernating myocardium is heart muscle that is "resting" and may possibly return to normal function. We thank you for using the Medical Glossary to search for Heart Monitor. If you have a better definition for Heart Monitor than the one presented here, please let us know by making use of the suggest a term option. This definition of Heart Monitor may be disputed by other professionals. Our attempt is to provide easy definitions on Heart Monitor and any other medical topic for the public at large.
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