eucapnic voluntary hyperpnoea (EVH)
hyperventilation of safe concentrations of dry gases
troponin t
found in heart muscle, can determine if a heart attack occurred
high sensitivity C-reactive protein
protein made by liver that is involved in the body’s response to injury/infection
echocardiogram
outline of heart’s movement, ultrasound of patients chest
transesophageal echo
ultrasound probe goes in esophagus
coronary artery bypass graft (CABG)
taking healthy artery from body and grafting it to the blocked coronary artery
off pump CABG
when the heart is not stopped
regurgitation
valve allows blood to return backward through the valve and into heart instead of forward and out to the body