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| What is the standard abbreviation for a condition known as mitral valve prolapse where the leaflets of the valve tend to “fall” into the ventricle of the heart? |
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| What effect do beta blockers have on the heart and blood pressure? |
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| Beta blockers work by blocking the effects of the hormone epinephrine, also known as adrenaline. Beta blockers cause your heart to beat more slowly and with less force, which lowers blood pressure. Beta blockers also help open up your veins and arteries to improve blood flow. |
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| What word means instrument for recording electrical activity of the heart? |
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| The suffix – megaly means |
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| A portable recorder that is worn to record the electrical activity of the heart (ECG) (usually for 24 hours) is called a ____ monitor. |
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| Nitrates relieve chest pain associated with _ |
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| Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT) is the formation of a ____ in the vein, usually in the calf or thigh |
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| If a DVT breaks loose and travels to the lung, it is called a ____ ______. |
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| An embolus is a blood clot or other object that is carried in the blood stream and may ____ in a vessel |
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| A condition called atherosclerosis means ______ has built up inside the arteries. This plaque is made of ____, cholesterol, calcium and other substances found in the blood. |
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| The combining form vas/o means __ |
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| Statins are a medication that blocks the production of _____ and therefore are prescribed to lower blood cholesterol. |
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| Name the endovascular procedure that reopens a narrowed blood vessel. (Endovascular means within the heart.) |
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| The combining form arteri/o means ___ |
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| Ischemia is the condition where there is a ____ supply of oxygenated blood to an organ or tissue. |
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| decreased supply of oxygenated blood to an organ or tissue |
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| When a blood clot breaks free and travels through a blood vessel it is called a(n) __ |
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| The blood clot is called a(n) ____ and is a mass of undissolved matter present in blood vessels. |
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| ___ ___ refers the fatal condition where the heart cannot pump adequate amounts of blood to the body. |
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| The mitral valve, also known as the ____ valve, has ____ leaflets. Know the location of the MV. |
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bicuspid valve/left atrioventricular valve
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| The tricuspid valve has ___ leaflets |
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| Name the swollen, distended veins commonly seen in the lower legs. |
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| MI is the commonly used abbreviation for ______ ____, also known as a heart attack. |
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| What is the surgical procedure of the heart known as valvuloplasty used for? |
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| to repair the aortic valve of the heart |
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| What does the medical term angioma mean? |
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| Name the suffix that means “destruction, breaking down” |
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| A cardiologist is a specialist in the study of the ___ |
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| The suffix -centesis means __ |
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| The prefix tachy means ___ and the prefix brady means __ |
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| Fibrillation is the quivering or spontaneous muscle ____ of the heart |
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| Severe chest pain caused by CAD is called ___ |
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| components of the CV system. |
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| Heart Blood Vessels and Veins |
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•Blood enters the heart through two large veins, the inferior and superior vena cava, emptying oxygen-poor blood from the body into the right atrium of the heart.
•As the atrium contracts, blood flows from your right atrium into your right ventricle through the open tricuspid valve.
•When the ventricle is full, the tricuspid valve shuts. This prevents blood from flowing backward into the atria while the ventricle contracts.
•As the ventricle contracts, blood leaves the heart through the pulmonic valve, into the pulmonary artery and to the lungs where it is oxygenated. Note that oxygen-poor or CO2 containing blood goes through the pulmonary artery to the lungs where CO2 is exchanged for O2. |
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•The pulmonary vein empties oxygen-rich blood from the lungs into the left atrium of the heart.
•As the atrium contracts, blood flows from your left atrium into your left ventricle through the open mitral valve.
•When the ventricle is full, the mitral valve shuts. This prevents blood from flowing backward into the atrium while the ventricle contracts.
•As the ventricle contracts, oxygen-enriched blood leaves the heart through the aortic valve, into the aorta and to the arteries and eventually into veins to complete the blood circulation in your body. |
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| Used to prevent blood clot formation |
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| Treat hypertension (high blood pressure) |
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| Lower cholesterol levels in the blood |
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| Relieve pain associated with angina |
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| Necrosis of a portion of cardiac muscle |
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around
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| Pertaining to (blood) vessels and heart |
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| Electrocardiogram, electrocardiography |
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| Blood test that detects antibodies in the blood, including screening for AIDS virus |
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| Surgical procedure that widens or opens a blocked coronary artery to restore blood flow to the heart |
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| Device that administers an electric shock to the heart to restore normal rhythm |
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| Quivering or spontaneous muscle contraction, especially of the heart |
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| abnormal condition of fatty plaque hardening |
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