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Angina Pectoris
Ans:Acute chest pain that occurs when myocardial demand exceeds oxygen demand
Aortic Regurgitation
Ans:(Aortic insufficiency) incompetent aortic valve that allows backward flow of blood into
the left ventricle during diastole
Aortic Stenosis
Ans:Calcification of aortic valve cusps that restricts forward flow of blood during systole
Aortic valve
Ans:The left semilunar valve separating the left ventricle from the aorta
Apex of the heart
Ans:Tip of the heart pointing downward toward the 5th intercostal space
, Apical impulse
Ans:Point of maximum impulse (PMI); pulsation created as the left ventricle rotates against
the chest wall during systole, normally at the 5th left intercostal space in the midclavicular
line
Base of heart
Ans:Broader area of hearts outline located at the 3rd right and left intercostal space
Bradycardia
Ans:Slow heart rate, less than 50 bpm in the adult
Clubbing
Ans:Bulbous enlargement of distal phalanges of fingers and toes that occurs with chronic
cyanotic heart and lung conditions
Coarctation of Heart
Ans:Severe narrowing of the descending aorta, a congenital heart defect
Cor Pulmonae
Ans:Right ventricular hypertrophy and heart failure due to pulmonary hypertension