Information about the Circulatory System

NameAlternate Name
abdominal aortic aneurysm
aging changes in the heart and blood vessels
angioplasty
aortic dissection aortic dissecting intramural hematoma, dissecting aortic aneurysm, dissection of the aorta
aortic regurgitation aortic insufficiency
aortic stenosis
atherosclerosis arteriosclerosis, hardening of the arteries
Berger's disease Berger's nephropathy, IgA nephropathy
blood flow studies Doppler vascular ultrasound, duplex vascular studies
coarctation of the aorta aortic coarctation, CoA
cold stimulation test for Raynaud's phenomenon ICST, isolated cold stress testing
coronary artery spasm Prinzmetal's angina, variant angina, vasospastic angina
coronary heart disease CAD, CHD, coronary artery disease
deep venous thrombosis DVT, economy class syndrome
first aid for shock
heart bypass surgery CABG, coronary artery bypass graft surgery, coronary bypass, coronary revascularization
high blood pressure hypertension
malignant hypertension malignant hypertensive arteriolar nephrosclerosis
peripheral arterial disease chronic peripheral arterial occlusive disease, peripheral atherosclerosis, peripheral vascular disease (PVD)
Raynaud syndrome and Raynaud phenomenon Raynaud disease
salt imbalance electrolyte imbalance, sodium imbalance
spider angioma spider nevi, spider vein
thoracic aortic aneurysm
thromboembolism thromboembolic state
transposition of the great arteries TGA, transposition of the great vessels
varicose vein surgery treatment for varicose veins, vein ligation and stripping
varicose veins venous varicosities
vasculitis