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Cardiology Quick Review
PA CLin Med
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Health Care
Graduate
11/06/2009

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Term
volume of blood being pumped by the heart per minute:
Definition
cardiac output
Term
law that states the greater the volume of blood entering the heart the greater the cardiac output:
Definition
starlings law
Term
primary disorder of the heart muscle that causes abnormal myocardial performance and is not the result of another cardiac dz:
Definition
Cardiomyopathy
Term
cardiomyopathy that makes up 25% of CHF:
Definition
dilated cardiomyopathy
Term
dilated cardiomyopathy is diastolic or systolic dysfunction?
Definition
systolic
Term
ejection fraction of dilated cardiomyopathy:
Definition
<40%
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