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| Localized dilation of the wall of the blood vessel. Usually caused by atherosclerosis and hypertension. It is less commonly caused by congenital weakness in vessel wall. |
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| Paroxysmal pain and choking feeling caused by anoxia of the myocardium. |
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| Common arterial disorder characterized by thickening, loss of elasticity and calcification of arterial walls, resulting in decreased blood supply. |
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| Common arterial disorder characterized by yellowish plaques of cholesterol, lipids and cellular debris in the inner layer of walls of large and medium sized arteries. |
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| Slow rhythm characterized by a pulse rate of fewer than 60 beats per minute. |
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| B-Type natriurectic peptide (BNP) |
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| A neurohormone secreted by the heart in response to ventricular expansion. |
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| Restoration of the hearts normal sinus rhythm by delivery of a synchronized electric shock through two metal paddles placed on the patient’s chest. |
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| Coronary artery disease (CAD) |
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| Variety of conditions that obstruct blood flow in the coronary arteries. |
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| The termination of a ventricular fibrillation by delivering a direct electrical countershock to the precordium |
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| Any disturbance or abnormality in normal rhythmic pattern, specifically, irregularity in the normal rhythm of the heart. Also called arrhythmia. |
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| A foreign object, quantity of air or gas, biit of tissue or tumor, or a piece of thrombus that circulates in the bloodstream until it becomes lodged in a vessel. |
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| Surgical removal of the intimal lining of an artery. |
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| Syndrome characterized by circulatory congestion due to the hearst inability to act as an effective Pump; It should be viewed as a neurohormonal problem in which pathology progresses as a result of chronic release in the body of substances such as catecholamines (ephinephrine and nonepinephrine). |
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| An abnormal deficiency of Oxygen in the arterial blood. |
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| Intermittent claudication |
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| A weakness of the legs accompanied by cramp like pains in the calves caused by poor arterial circulation of the blood to the leg muscles. |
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| Decreased blood supply to a body organ or part, often marked by pain and organ dysfunction. |
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| An occlusion of a major coronary artery or one of its branches: it is caused by artherosclerosis or an embolus resulting in necrosis of a portion of cardiac muscle. |
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| An obstruction or closing off of a canal, vessel or passage of the body. |
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| An abnormal condition in which a person must sit or stand to breathe deeply or comfortably. |
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| Pertaining to the outside surface or surrounding area of an organ, other structure or fluid of vision. |
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| An abnormal accumulation of fluid in the thoracic cavity between the visceral and parietal pleurae. |
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| Abnormal increase in the number of red blood cells in the blood. |
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| Accumulation of extravascular fluid in lung tissue and alveoli; caused most commonly by left-side heart failure. |
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| Tachycardia An abnormal condition in which the myocardium contracts regularly but at a rate greater than 100 beats per minute. |
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