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| upper left or right chamber of the heart |
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| membrane lining the cavities of the heart |
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| membrane forming the outer layer of the heart |
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| protective sac enclosing the heart composed of two layers with fluid between |
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| lower right or left chamber of the heart |
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| chest pain caused by temporary loss of oxygenated blood to heart muscle |
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| thickening and hardening of the arterial walls |
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| a form of arteriosclerosis characterized by the buildup of fatty substances that harden within the walls of arteries |
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| the condition of narrowing of a part |
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| irregularity or loss of rhythm of the heartbeat |
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| slow heart rate (fewer than 60 beats per minute) |
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| fast heart rate (greater than 100 beats per minute) |
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| a bacterial infection that affects the endocardium or the heart valves |
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| a general term for disease of the heart muscle |
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| inflammation of the myocardium |
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| inflammation of the pericardium |
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| inflammation of a vein associated with a clot formation |
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| surgical removal of the lining of an artery to clear a blockage caused by a clot or buildup |
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| surgical repair of a defective heart valve |
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| use of a angioscope to assess a particular blood vessel and to select mode of therapy |
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| the excision of a atheromatous plaque from within an artery |
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| drug that dilates coronary arteries |
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| drug that prevents clotting of the blood |
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| drug that lowers blood pressure |
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| drug that increases the force of myocardial contractions in the heart |
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| drug that increases the secretion of urine |
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| drug that reduces serum fat and cholesterol |
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| drug that causes a narrowing of the blood vessels, thereby decreasing blood flow |
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| drug that causes dilation of the blood vessels, thereby increasing blood flow |
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