Rhythm, valves, coronary arteries — and what the trace shows.
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From these 40 words, as many per round as you like — up to all of them: first what is due today, then new ones. First you choose, then you fill the gap, then you write it yourself. Mistakes come back again shortly.
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The twenty-seventh entry is l’ablation, and on this page the two words mean the same thing, which is exactly why they are worth prising apart. Here l’ablation is the catheter procedure that destroys the patch of tissue setting off the arrhythmia, and English calls that « ablation » as well. Step off this page in French and the word widens at once. L’ablation is the ordinary written noun for taking anything out: l’ablation de la vésicule biliaire, l’ablation d’un rein, l’ablation d’une tumeur, every one of them an operation with a scalpel and a specimen jar. English went the other way and narrowed « ablation » to destruction in place — by heat, by cold, by current, with nothing carried out of the room — as in catheter ablation and endometrial ablation. When an organ does leave the body, English says removal, excision or resection, or reaches for an « ectomy »: nephrectomy, cholecystectomy. So l’ablation du rein is a nephrectomy, and reading it as renal ablation quietly swaps a scalpel for a needle. Outside medicine the two words do still meet, on a glacier, where each names the mass a season takes off.
The words
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le rythme cardiaquethe heart ratePhraseC2
Le rythme cardiaque monte dès les premières marches.The heart rate climbs on the very first steps.
le rythme sinusalthe sinus rhythmPhraseC2
Le tracé montre un rythme sinusal régulier.The trace shows a regular sinus rhythm.
la fibrillation auriculairethe atrial fibrillationPhraseC2
La fibrillation auriculaire passe souvent inaperçue.Atrial fibrillation often goes unnoticed.
la tachycardie ventriculairethe ventricular tachycardiaPhraseC2
La tachycardie ventriculaire exige une réponse immédiate.Ventricular tachycardia demands an immediate response.
le battement ectopiquethe ectopic beatPhraseC2
Un battement ectopique isolé ne signifie rien.A single ectopic beat means nothing.
le bloc de conductionthe conduction blockPhraseC2
Le bloc de conduction apparaît seulement à l’effort.The conduction block shows up only on exertion.
la rupture de plaquethe plaque rupturePhraseC2
La rupture de plaque déclenche la formation du caillot.Plaque rupture sets off the forming of the clot.
l’infarctus du myocardethe myocardial infarctionPhraseC2
L’infarctus du myocarde laisse une cicatrice.Myocardial infarction leaves a scar.
la fraction d’éjectionthe ejection fractionPhraseC2
La fraction d’éjection a baissé depuis le dernier contrôle.The ejection fraction has fallen since the last check.
l’insuffisance cardiaquethe heart failurePhraseC2
L’insuffisance cardiaque se voit d’abord aux chevilles.Heart failure shows first at the ankles.
la fuite valvulairethe valve leakPhraseC2
La fuite valvulaire reste longtemps silencieuse.A valve leak stays silent for a long time.
le remplacement valvulairethe valve replacementPhraseC2
Le remplacement valvulaire se fait parfois sans ouvrir le thorax.Valve replacement is sometimes done without opening the chest.
le cathétérisme cardiaquethe cardiac catheterisationPhraseC2
Le cathétérisme cardiaque a lieu sous anesthésie locale.Cardiac catheterisation takes place under local anaesthetic.
le pontage coronarienthe coronary bypassPhraseC2
Le pontage coronarien contourne la zone rétrécie.A coronary bypass goes round the narrowed stretch.
la pression systoliquethe systolic pressurePhraseC2
La pression systolique monte pendant l’effort.Systolic pressure rises during exertion.
la pression diastoliquethe diastolic pressurePhraseC2
La pression diastolique change peu au repos.Diastolic pressure changes little at rest.
la pression pulséethe pulse pressurePhraseC2
La pression pulsée s’élargit avec l’âge.Pulse pressure widens with age.
le débit cardiaquethe cardiac outputPhraseC2
Le débit cardiaque suit la demande des muscles.Cardiac output follows what the muscles ask for.
le volume d’éjectionthe stroke volumePhraseC2
Le volume d’éjection reste stable au repos.Stroke volume stays steady at rest.
la prophylaxie secondairethe secondary preventionPhraseC2
La prophylaxie secondaire commence dès la sortie de l’hôpital.Secondary prevention begins the moment the patient leaves hospital.
