Aortic Rupture - ✔✔✔ANSWER-Closed chest trauma with mediastinal widening
?
Mitral Stenosis - ✔✔✔ANSWER-Diffuse thickening of the valve by fibrous tissue
or calcific deposits ?
Aortic Dissection - ✔✔✔ANSWER-Disruption of the inner layer of the blood
vessel that allows blood to enter the wall of the aorta ?
Plaque - ✔✔✔ANSWER-Fatty material of the inner arterial wall ?
, Atrial septal defect - ✔✔✔ANSWER-Free communication between the atria due
to the lack of closure of the foramen ovale. most common congential cardiac ?
Congestive Heart Failure - ✔✔✔ANSWER-Inability of the heart to provide the
body with an adequate blood supply ?
Hypertensive Heart Disease - ✔✔✔ANSWER-Generalized tortuosity and
elongation of the ascending aorta, results from chronic hypertension ?
Coronary artery disease - ✔✔✔ANSWER-Narrowing of arteries causing oxygen
deprivation of the myocardium ?
Embolism - ✔✔✔ANSWER-Part of or all of the clot becomes detached from the
vessel ?
Atria - ✔✔✔ANSWER-Chambers receiving blood from the great vessels ?
Coronary circulation - ✔✔✔ANSWER-Circulation providing the myocardium
with nourishment
Pulmonary Circulation - ✔✔✔ANSWER-Circulatory process of oxygenating the
blood and removing waste products through the lungs
Pericardium - ✔✔✔ANSWER-Double membranous sac surrounding the heart
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