Glossary
Cardiovascular Technologist Terms & Vocabulary
15 essential cardiovascular technologist terms with plain-English definitions: the vocabulary you’ll hear in training and on day one.
Key cardiovascular technologist vocabulary
These 15 terms come up constantly in cardiovascular technologist training, on the job and in interviews. Knowing them helps you follow instructions, document accurately and sound prepared.
- Arrhythmia
- Irregular rhythm.
- Cath lab
- Catheterization laboratory.
- Contrast
- Dye for imaging.
- Doppler
- Ultrasound of blood flow.
- DVT
- Deep vein thrombosis.
- Echo windows
- Views to image the heart.
- Echocardiogram
- Heart ultrasound.
- Ejection fraction
- Heart pumping measure.
- EKG
- Electrocardiogram.
- Hemodynamics
- Blood pressure and flow.
- Holter monitor
- Portable EKG.
- Stent
- Tube to open an artery.
- Sterile field
- Germ-free area.
- Stress test
- Heart test with exercise.
- Transducer
- Ultrasound probe.
Practice these terms
Test yourself with the free Cardiovascular Technologist practice test: it includes vocabulary questions built from this list. For a complete course, see Cardiovascular Technologist training.
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