| T |
| Target
heart rate |
| |
Desired
heart rate during exercise training; usually 605 - 85 % of the symptom-limited
heart rate |
| Thallium
scans |
| |
A
nuclear medicine test in which thallium, a radioactive isotope, is injected
into a vein during exercise and then scanned with a special instrument in
an effort to detect myocardial ischemia. |
| Thrombus |
| |
A clot of blood
that partially or completely blocks off a blood vessel. |
| Tricuspid
valve |
| |
The heart valve
between the right atrium and the right ventricle. |
| V |
| Vein |
| |
Blood vessels
that transport blood to the heart; veins carry u non oxygenated blood (with
exception of the pulmonary veins). |
| Ventricle |
| |
Lower chamber
of the heart (left and right) |
| Ventricular
fibrillation |
| |
Irregular and
ineffective contractions of the ventricles, which, if uninterrupted, result
in death. |
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| This
glossary of cardiac was by the courtesy of Mary Easaw Chief Dietician of
the National heart Institute. |
