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Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
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| When the large main blood vessel that supplies blood to the abdomen, pelvis, and legs becomes abnormally large or balloons outward due to weakness in the arterial wall |
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AICD
(Automatic Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator) |
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| A device that is implanted in the chest wall that detects cardiac arrhythmias and uses electric impulses to correct them. Often combined with pacemakers. |
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| Widening and ballooning of an artery caused by weakness in the arterial wall. |
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| chest pain caused by decreased blood flow to the heart muscle |
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| bleeding along the wall of the aorta, caused by a tear in the aorta |
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| Hardening of arteries caused by plaque build-up |
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Atrial fibrillation
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| common type of heart arrhythmia that is irregular and often rapid |
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| slow heart rate (resting heart rate of less than 60 bpm) |
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| an unususal sound that blood makes when it rushes past an obstruction in an artery |
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| way to measure peripheral perfusion. Clinically tested by pressing on finger and measuring how long it takes for color to return. Normal time is 2secs. |
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| when the heart stops beating causing normal blood circulation to cease |
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| Enlarged heart usually seen on chest x-ray (CXR) and commonly the result of high blood pressure (hypertension) or coronary artery disease. |
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| (literally "heart muscle disease") is the measurable deterioration of the function of the myocardium (the heart muscle) for any reason, usually leading to heart failure; common symptoms are dyspnea (breathlessness) and peripheral edema (swelling of the legs). People with cardiomyopathy are often at risk of dangerous forms of irregular heart beat and sudden cardiac death.The most common form of cardiomyopathy is dilated cardiomyopathy. |
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| a systolic murmur heard over the carotid artery in the neck during auscultation |
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(CHF)
Congestive Heart failure |
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| the inability of the heart to pump the required amt of blood resulting in pulmonary edema |
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(CAD)
Coronary Artery Disease |
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| the narrowing and hardening of the arteries that supply blood to the heart |
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(DVT)
Deep vein thrombosis |
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| blood clot in a deep vein, usually in the lower extremities |
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| any disorder that causes abnormal heart rates, rhythms, or electrical activity |
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| extra heart beats seen on an EKG (PVC, PAC) |
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| percentage of blood pumped out of the ventricles with each heartbeat |
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| an abnormal heart sound, usually a sign of pericarditis (inflammtion of the pericardium) |
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| extra abnormal heart sounds heard on a cardiac exam |
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| when the valve between the left atrium and left ventricle doesnt close properly |
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(MI)
Myocardial Infarction |
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| "Heart Attack" when blood is blocked from going to the heart causing angina and damage |
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| sounds produced by turbulent blood flow through the heart valves |
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| a small device implanted under the skin on the chest wall that uses electrical impulses to correct arrhythmias |
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| sensations of abnormal heart rate including sensations of skipped or extra heartbeats or that the heart is "racing" |
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| a group of signs and symptoms indicating poor oxygen supply to tissues and insufficient return of blood to the heart. |
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| abnormal narrowing, usually of a blood vessel |
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| ST segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction, severe heart attack in which the coronary artery is 100% blocked |
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| less severe (MI) noted by an absence of elevation ST segments on EKG. Non-STEMI |
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| fast heart rate (resting heart rate greater than 100 bpm) |
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| increase in size of cardiac muscle in the heart's ventricles. (LVH) most common. |
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