CRAT Vocabulary
Angle of Louis
Below the suprasternal notch where the main part of the sternum and manubrium attached
Acetylcholine
A neurotransmitter that enables learning and memory and also triggers muscle contraction
Accessory conduction pathway
A tract which bypasses the AV node but inserts into the specialized conduction system
acute myocardial infarction
Heart attack acute obstruction of a coronary artery
acute coronary syndrome (ACS)
Range of conditions associated with sudden, reduced blood flow to the heart
Amplitude
The maximum absolute value attained by an electrical waveform
aberrant
When the electrical activation of the heart
Angina
chest pain
angioplasty
surgical repair of a blood vessel
action potential
the change in electrical potential associated with the passage of an impulse along the membrane of a muscle cell or nerve cell.